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Easy Sausage Pizza by Johnsonville®

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"Italian sausage and green pepper star in this fast, easy pizza recipe, made with a prebaked crust and plenty of mozzarella cheese." — The Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage

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Original recipe makes 1 12-inch pizza Change Servings

1 package Johnsonville® Mild Italian Sausage Links or Ground Sausage
1 (12 inch) pre-baked packaged pizza crust
1 cup pizza sauce

1 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped

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Directions

Remove sausage from casing and pinch into dime-sized pieces.
Spread sauce over crust; sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Add Italian Sausage pieces and green pepper. Top with the remaining cheese.
Bake according to crust package directions or until sausage is no longer pink (160 degrees F) and cheese is melted.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 15 mins
READY IN 30 mins

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This is a tasty, quick dinner recipe that I've made twice now. We put it on the grill once and I would recommend cooking the sausage just until done before adding to pizza as the crust tends to brown more quickly on the grill. I also added a few italian spices.

—Gwen P

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Mar 22, 2013

Yuck. Very, very, very greasy. Made this for friends and we had to sop the grease off with a napkin. If I had looked further down the page at the "nutrition" information I never would have made it. One serving is almost an entire day's fat and sodium. This sausage is terrible and I won't use it again. BTW this is the exact same recipe as the jonsonville easy sausage pizza so my review is the same.

—AZ93

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Oct 21, 2011

Ridiculously simple, but I would suggest adding a little something extra... garlic, or maybe make your own pizza sauce. I also always cook the sausage a bit on the stove, first, just to be on the safe side. I love having thinly sliced black olives on my sausage pizza, too. Great base of a recipe, though!

—piper_says

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Oct 20, 2012

Using the Quick and Easy Pizza crust recipe on AR, which only takes 8-10 minutes in my oven, I knew immediately I'd need to brown the sausage first before adding it to the pizza. I used Johnsonville's half pork/half chicken sausage to save a few calories and it was wonderful! Honestly, I didn't measure out any of the ingredients, but rather, topped according to amount/taste preference. My 4 year-old DD's half only had sausage and cheese, but the adult half contained green peppers and white onion, which sauteed briefly with the sausage; pepperoni, and thinly sliced mushrooms, which I also barely sauteed with our favorite seasonings. Husband came home from a guys' night out and quickly demolished a couple pieces. He even polished off the remaining cold slices for breakfast this morning, and he's already requested this AGAIN for dinner tonight!

—Shannon

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Mar 17, 2013

Simple and delicious! This was perfect for a Friday night meal. I used store bought pizza dough and opted out of the green peppers (husband isn't a big fan of it on pizza). I removed the sausage from its casing, crumbled it and pan fried it removing a lot of the grease. Overall, very tasty!

—Jillian

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Mar 18, 2013

Precooked the sausage and drained to remove some of the grease. Quick and easy for those busy nights.

—bd.weld

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Mar 22, 2013

I really liked this pizza, but made a few changes due to availability & preference. I made my own crust because our store doesn't have anything like that. I also added mushrooms, red onions, & pepperoni because we like it that way.Even if I hadn't of changed anything, it would have been wonderful.

—PEGGIANNE

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Mar 21, 2013

Great tasting pizza and so easy to make! Easy weeknight dinner. I used the hot Italian sausage links. Three mini pizzas (6 inch) used one link total.

—MrsFisher0729

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Nutrition

Calories
600 kcal
30%

Carbohydrates
39.5 g
13%

Cholesterol
93 mg
31%

Fat
35.2 g
54%

Fiber
2.2 g
9%

Protein
31.2 g
62%

Sodium
1630 mg
65%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Easy Sausage Pizza by Johnsonville(R)

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 600
Calories from Fat: 317

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 35.2g 54 %
Saturated Fat 13.6g 68 %
Cholesterol 93mg 31 %
Sodium 1630mg 65 %
** Potassium 42mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 39.5g 13 %
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 9 %
Protein 31.2g 62 %
Sugars 3.2g
** Vitamin A 7 %
** Vitamin C 23 %
** Calcium 25 %
** Iron 3 %
** Thiamin 1 %
** Niacin 10 %
** Vitamin B6 3 %
** Magnesium 2 %
** Folate 2 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.