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Chicken Sausage Pizza

With homemade pizza dough, mozzarella cheese, chicken sausage and roasted red peppers, this chicken sausage pizza is perfect for Pizza Fridays!
Course Pizza
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 356kcal
Author Ryan Beck

Ingredients

Pizza Dough

  • 375 grams all-purpose flour (about 3 cups)
  • 1 ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon dry active yeast
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp warm water

Pizza

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 oz chicken sausage, casings removed
  • ¼ cup marinara sauce
  • 8 oz low-moisture mozzarella, grated
  • ¾ cup roasted red peppers, sliced
  • ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4-6 fresh basil leaves, julienned

Instructions

Pizza Dough

  • In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, salt and yeast. Add the water and mix with a wooden spoon or your hands. It should be sticky, but not lumpy.
  • Cover with saran wrap and a towel in a warm place, allowing it to rise for 24 hours. Transfer to a floured surface and shape into ball. Use when ready.

Pizza

  • Heat olive oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add chicken sausage and break up with wooden spoon. Cook for about 8-10 minutes or until browned on all sides. Remove from heat and let cool
  • Preheat oven to 500°F. Lightly oil a 10x15 sheet pan. With oiled hands, gently stretch the dough across length and width just past the edge of the baking sheet in an even layer.
  • Evenly spread the marinara sauce over the pizza dough. Spread the cheese throughout. Top with chicken sausage and roasted red peppers. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes, rotate the pizza, and bake another 3-5 minutes or until the crust is golden and the cheese has melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh basil.

Notes

  • Take the time to make your own dough. My go-to is this no-knead pizza dough.
  • Let the dough rest if it won't cover the whole sheet pan before stretching again to fit.
  • If short on time, just use store-bought sauce and meatballs.
  • Don't go overboard on the sauce. You want to just spread it lightly.
  • Take the time to grate your own cheese. No pre-shredded cheese with this pizza.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g