Spicy Sausage and Gorgonzola Pizza
(Pizza con Salsiccia Piccante e Gorgonzola)
Ingredients:
3 Italian hot sausages (about 12 ounces), casings removed
One 10-ounce purchased fully baked thin pizza crust
1 and 1/4 cups purchased refrigerated marinara sauce
1 and 1/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 5 ounces)
1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces)
1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, halved
4 thin rounds green bell pepper, halved
Directions:
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425°F.
Saute sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat until just cooked through, breaking into 1/2-inch pieces with back of spoon, about 10 minutes.
Drain off fat; set sausage aside.
Place pizza crust on rimless baking sheet.
Leaving 3/4-inch plain border, spread 1 cup sauce over crust.
Top with 3/4 cup mozzarella, 3/4 of basil, sausage, 1/2 cup Gorgonzola, olives, 1/2 cup mozzarella, bell pepper and 1/2 cup Gorgonzola.
Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup sauce over.
Bake pizza until crust is crisp and topping is heated through, about 13 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining basil. Makes 6 servings.