Sausage & Pepper Pizza

Pizza is so popular in my home – half of my kids would eat it every day if I let them. I will admit that pizza is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Seriously, what is not love – cheese, bread, meats, veggies, and delish sauce! I really like that I can do all sorts of different flavor combos. Like this Sausage & Pepper Pizza – an easy and delicious classic.

I have included a recipe for pizza dough below – but you can totally use store-bought dough. I just encourage you to get the uncooked variety that either can be rolled out or spread out (not the pre-formed or pre-cooked). As a side-note – you can use the same pizza dough recipe to make focaccia bread – just drizzle with oil sprinkle with minced garlic and Italian seasoning and you are good to go.

We like square pizza in our house, and not a huge amount of crust. So I usually put sauce almost to the edges. You can make it just how you like – on a round stone or pan. Depending on how many you are serving – you might want to add in a simple green side salad to go with it.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

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Sausage & Pepper Pizza

A delicious classic combo of sausage, peppers and provolove on a simple red sauce

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword bell peppers, pizza, pizza dough, provolone, red sauce, Sausage

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• 2 Pizza Dough Recipes see below
• 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
• 6 Roasted Garlic Sausage sliced on the bias
• 2 Red Bell Peppers sliced
• 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced
• 1 White Onion sliced
• 8 slices Provolone chopped
• 1 cup Parmesan Cheese shredded

For the Sauce

• 1 28 oz Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 15 oz Tomato Puree
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Dried Onion
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

Instructions

• Prepare all of the ingredients. Preheat oven to 425deg.
• Cover 2 large baking sheets with parchement paper. Spread a recipe of dough out on each and brush with oil. Place in oven for 10 minutes.
• In a sauce pan over medium heat, add ingredients for the sauce. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes. Reduce to low and let simmer while dough cooks.
• Remove pizza crusts from oven. For one pizza, spread half of sauce over top of crust. Sprinkle with ⅓ of provolone cheese, ½ of bell pepper, ½ of onion, and ½ of sausage. Repeat on second pizza. Sprinkle each with half of remaining provolone and parmesan cheese. Place in oven and cook for 15 minutes. Remove and let cook for 5 minutes before cutting.

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Pizza Dough

A simple pizza dough to use for all sorts of pizzas. Makes 1 12 by 17 pizza crust.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword pizza, pizza dough

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Rising Time 1 hour hour

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• 1 tbsp Yeast instant
• ⅓ cup Avocado Oil
• 1½ cup Warm Water
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Avocado Oil for bowl

Instructions

• Prepare all of the ingredients
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Pour in water while stirring. Then add olive oil and continue to mix by hand. Mix until a sticky dough forms.
• Brush the insides of a second bowl with avocado oil and transfer ball of dough. Cover with towel or plastic wrap and let rise at least 1 hour. Dough should approximately double in size.
• Once risen, place dough on a baking sheet, lined with parchment paper. Stretch and press it out until you cover the baking sheet with ¼ inch thick crust. Let sit another 15 minutes.
• Place in 400 deg oven for 15 minutes.
• Continue to pizza recipe directions.
• If making for focaccia – brush with oil and add desired seasoning. Then bake for 15 minutes in 425 deg oven.