Make any night pizza night at home with this recipe for sausage pizza. Once you get the hang of making your own pizza, you'll never get the frozen stuff again.
Instructions
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Bake the pizza dough
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Divide the pizza dough in half. With greased fingers, pat each half onto an ungreased 12-inch pizza pan, then prick the dough thoroughly with a fork. Bake until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Editor’s Tip: Remove the dough from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before you want to use it so it comes to room temperature. This will make it easier to stretch out onto the pan. If the dough doesn’t easily stretch into place, let it rest on the pan for a couple of minutes, then go back to patting it out.
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Cook the sausage
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Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage over medium heat until it’s no longer pink. Make sure to break it up into crumbles while it cooks so you have bite-size pieces on your pizza. Drain the fat out of the pan and set aside.
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Make the pizza
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Spread pizza sauce over the baked dough, making sure to leave room at the outside edge for the crust. Top with cheese, then onion, green pepper, mushrooms and sausage. Bake at 400° until the top is golden brown and the cheese is bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the pizza from the oven and serve with optional toppings: grated Parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper flakes and fresh oregano leaves. Editor’s Tip: Cook each pizza individually. Cooking them both at the same time could result in an uneven bake. If you do both in the oven at the same time, rotate them between the two racks halfway through.
