Description
This spicy sausage and arugula pizza is colorful and easy to make. A great twist on classic tomato and sausage pizza!
Ingredients
- ½ pounds Uncooked Hot Italian Sausage
- ¼ cups Chopped Yellow Onion
- 1 clove Garlic, Diced
- ¼ teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
- 1-½ cup Crushed Tomatoes (opt For Canned If You Like, Or Give A Few Fresh Tomatoes A Quick Whirl In The Food Processor)
- 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 1 pound Your Favorite Pizza Dough
- 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 1 cup Fresh Arugula
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Heat a medium saucepan over high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into chunks with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook sausage, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
3. Remove cooked sausage to a bowl and return saucepan to the stove over medium heat.
4. Add onion and garlic to saucepan and sauté until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
5. Add red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper to saucepan and stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer, then remove from heat and set aside.
6. Press pizza dough into a pizza pan. Top dough with tomato sauce, followed by the mozzarella, and finally the cooked Italian sausage.
7. Bake pizza at 400 F for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven.
8. Top baked pizza with fresh arugula. I like to set it in a pile at the center of the pizza, but you could also give it a rough chop and scatter it over the top if you aren’t a big fan of huge arugula leaves.
9. Slice and serve immediately.
