Italian Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

I was craving for pizza on Saturday. Instead of ordering takeout, I decided to look through my fridge to see if I have the ingredients to make one.  I found some Italian sausages, mushrooms, spinach and bell peppers. When I told my son in Calgary that I was planning to make a pizza, he sent me this Valentino pizza crust recipe that he uses every time he makes a pizza. This crust recipe is super easy to follow and make, even a person with no experience making a pizza will be able to follow through.

I ended up making a 14X10 pizza with Italian sausage, mushroom, red bell pepper, red onions and mozzarella cheese as toppings. I was surprised on how delicious it turned out.  I baked it for 30 minutes and the crust turned out crunchy. The texture and taste of the crust reminds me of focaccia bread. So, I made an olive oil and balsamic vinegar mixture to dip the crust into.  I enjoyed this pizza so much I decided to share the recipe with you guys 🙂

Italian Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

 

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Prep time

25 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

55 mins

 

Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ½ cups all purpose flour

For the toppings:

• 2 Mild Italian sausages, casings removed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ⅓ cup pizza sauce
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• ⅓ cup diced red bell pepper
• ¼ cup diced red onion
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 °F. Brush a cookie sheet with oil.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet. Add sausages; cook until brown and no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
3. Stir warm water, sugar and yeast until dissolved. Add the olive oil and salt. Stir in the flour until well blended. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
4. Place dough on the cookie sheet. Using fingers dipped in olive oil, pat and shape dough into a 14X10 rectangular shape.
5. Spread pizza sauce over the dough. Spoon drained sausages evenly over the sauce. Arrange the mushrooms, bell peppers and onions evenly on top of the sausage and finally sprinkle the cheese on top of the mixture.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the edge is crisp and golden.
7. Serve immediately.
8. Enjoy!

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Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Dip

 

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Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• Freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in a small bowl. Gently shake to mix the balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

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