Onion and Sausage Pizza recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound sweet Italian sausage
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 large onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
crushed red pepper to taste
¼ cup sliced stuffed green olives
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, sliced horizontally
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Nutrition Info

605.3 calories
carbohydrate: 52.5 g
cholesterol: 47.9 mg
fat: 32.3 g
fiber: 3.1 g
protein: 26.9 g
saturatedFat: 9.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1628.4 mg
sugar: 6.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Remove sausage from casings and saute sausage in 2 tablespoons olive oil until browned. Drain to remove excess oil. Remove from skillet and set aside. In skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil, add onions, garlic and saute stirring until onions wilt down. Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Simmer about 5 minutes on low.

  2. Stir together the sausage and onion and chopped olives. Toast bread lightly under broiler. Top with sausage mix and sprinkle grated mozzarella over all. Broil about 3 minutes under broiler until cheese melts. Watch carefully with oven door open. Remove from broiler, slice and serve.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

I found this in my collection of family favorites. This is served on toasted French bread. You can also use mushrooms, pepperoni and chopped green or red bell peppers.

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