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Pesto Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Peppers

Ingredients

  • 3 hot Italian sausage links, grilled, diagonal sliced
  • 1 pound prepared pizza dough
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small red bell pepper, sliced into short strips
  • 8 ounces shredded Fontina cheese
  • 1 cup Ricotta cheese, room temperature
  • Salt and black pepper, as needed
  • 1/4 cup refrigerated basil pesto, room temperature

Prep Time:

30 minutes

Cook Time:

5-8 minutes

Serves:

8

Our fresh and contemporary take on classic sausage and pepper pizza features individual-size grilled pizza crusts topped with spicy-hot Italian sausage, grilled peppers and onions, and rich ricotta cheese garnished with a drizzle of vibrant green basil pesto.

Why Try? Grilling the pizza crust dough before topping adds lots of rich smoky flavor and contemporary visual appeal to this fresh California-style pizza.

Foodie Byte: Purchase prepared refrigerated pizza dough from your local pizzeria or the dairy case at your local grocery store. Brush both sides of rolled dough lightly with oil and grill briefly on each side over medium high heat. Don’t worry if dough looks partially cooked; topped crusts will finish cooking in oven.

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Preparation

  1. Heat oven to 450°F.
  2. Preheat grill.
  3. Divide dough ball into 4 pieces; roll each into a 6-inch crusts. Brush both sides lightly with oil. Carefully place one crust on grill and heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until light golden brown, flip with spatula and grill on other side for 1 minute. Remove from grill and repeat with remaining crusts.
  4. Combine 1 tablespoon oil, peppers and onions in nonstick skillet; heat over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until tender crisp.
  5. Top grilled crusts evenly with shredded Fontina cheese, sliced sausage and pepper mixture; arrange on baking sheets and heat in oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden and bubbly-hot. Remove from oven.
  6. Spoon dollops of Ricotta evenly over baked pizza; season lightly with salt and black pepper. Drizzle pesto over ricotta; slice each pizza in quarters.

Nutritional Information

Calories 423, Carbohydrates 30g, Cholesterol 61mg, Fat 24g, Fat Calories 218, Fiber 1g, Protein 22g, Saturated Fat 11g, Sodium 905mg. Daily Values: Calcium 283.95mg 28%, Phos 211.18mg 21%, Copper 0.04mg 2%, Zinc 2.0mg 13%, Panto 0.31mg 3%, Biotin 1.87mcg 623%, Iodine 13.72mcg 9%, Magnesium 16.49mg 4%, Iron 2.46mg 14%, Vitamin B6 7%, Vitamin C 25%, Vitamin B12 16%, Vitamin D 2%, Vit E-a-Toco 4%, Vitamin A 16%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.