Spicy Sausage Pizza
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Skip the take-out pizza and make it at home instead! Spicy Sausage Pizza is loaded with so much flavor that will be a hit with everyone in your family.
The crust is made using my tried and true homemade pizza crust recipe. It gets topped with loads of spicy sausage, sweet peppers, onions, chili oil, crushed red pepper, and mozzarella cheese. It just may be the best spicy pizza out there. If you are looking for something different, give this pizza a try!
We are taking a break from sweets today and focusing on another one of my beloved favorites, PIZZA!!
We all know how delicious this carby meal is and I’m excited to share my latest version.
Today’s spicy sausage pizza is a real kicker. It puts fire on the taste buds.
If you are not a fan of spicy food, I’m sorry to say, this pizza is not for you. You may want to try my bbq chicken pizza instead! Or if you love spicy food, my buffalo chicken pizza is amazing.
Ingredients
For the ingredient measurements and the entire recipe, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the blog post where the recipe card is located.
- Pizza dough: Use homemade or storebought.
- Marinara sauce: I like this marinara from Sauce Fanatic.
- Spicy Sausage: You make this with regular Italian sausage if you don’t like spicy food.
- Onion: I used yellow onion but red onion or white onion will also work.
- Peppers: I prefer to use the mini sweet peppers. If all you have is bell peppers, those are fine to use.
- Cheese: I prefer mozzarella when making pizza.
- Chili oil: This chili oil is the one I use.
- Red pepper flakes: For even more spice!
Step by Step Directions
For the full recipe instructions, scroll down to the bottom of the blog post to the recipe card.
- If you are using homemade pizza dough, make it according to the recipe instructions. If you are using store-bought dough, remove it from the package and shape it into a 12-inch circle. Spray your pizza pan with non-stick spray and dust lightly with flour and gently transfer the dough to your prepared pizza pan.
- Adjust the rack to the lower middle of the oven and preheat to 475ºF.
- Spread the marinara sauce evenly over the crust leaving a 1-inch bare rim around the edge. Sprinkle the sausage, onion, and peppers over the sauce. Spread the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese has melted. Rotate halfway through the cooking time.
- Drizzle the chili oil over the top and sprinkle with red pepper. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before slicing.
Tips For Success
- Your pizza doesn’t have to be spicy! Use regular sausage and omit the chili oil and red pepper flakes if you don’t like spicy food.
- The onion and peppers will cook down and be a little sweet to balance the spicy sausage.
- A light sprinkling of fresh sage just before serving adds extra flavor and a pretty pop of green.
Spicy Sausage Pizza
Ingredients
- ½ recipe homemade pizza dough, or you can use store-bought dough
- ½ cup marinara sauce
- 12 ounces spicy sausage, cooked and crumbled
- ¼ cup thinly sliced onion
- ¼ cup thinly sliced mini sweet peppers
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 tablespoon chili oil
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
- If you are using homemade pizza dough, make it according to the recipe instructions. If you are using store-bought dough, remove it from the packaged and shape it into a 12-inch circle. Spray your pizza pan with non-stick spray and dust lightly with flour and gently transfer the dough to your prepared pizza pan.
- Adjust the rack to the lower middle of the oven and preheat to 475ºF.
- Spread the marinara sauce evenly over the crust leaving a 1-inch bare rim around the edge. Sprinkle the sausage, onion, and peppers over the sauce. Spread the mozzarella cheese evenly over the top.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese has melted. Rotate halfway through the cooking time.
- Drizzle the chili oil over the top and sprinkle with red pepper. Let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- Pizza dough: ½ pound of store-bought pizza dough can be used instead.
- Make it spicier: If you like an extra kick of heat, try mixing 1 tablespoon of chili oil into the marinara sauce before spreading it over the crust.
- Make it not spicy: Use regular Italian sausage and omit the chili oil and red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided is for convenience and as a courtesy only. It is not guaranteed to be accurate because nutrition information can vary for a variety of reasons. For precise nutritional data use your preferred nutrition calculator and input the exact ingredients and brands you used in the recipe.
This was amazing!! I used a premade pilsburry crust, sweet Italian sausage, added feta and fresh parm, and topped it with some homemade hot honey for that spice I was missing. My family loved this, even the pickier eaters
Oh boy Jen. . .you have no idea how much this beauty is making me crave pizza. And for me the spicier the better. . .well. . .I take that back. . .I had pizza in Shanghai that was so spicy my mouth was on fire. But aside from that I like my pizza hot sauce’d and chili pepper’d up. This pizza is beautiful. . . and since there really aren’t any good pizza places in Seaport, the area I live in. . .my best bet is to make my own.
You’d love this pizza, Lynn! I don’t think it would be as hot as the one Shanghai, but it would certainly heat your mouth.
Girl, you are killin’ it. This pizza is total perfection. Something my whole family will not only eat, but totally adore. Cannot wait to try this out!
Thanks, Karly! If your family loves spicy food, they will certainly enjoy this pizza!
Pizza is my favorite, hands down! I could eat it every day, and often eat it every week, as it’s SO good! I’ll have to try this sausage version…love making homemade pizza!
Holy cow, gimme a slice of that!! This pizza looks so cheesy and delicious…I wish I had some for lunch 🙂
This pizza is epic and packed with so much flavor! Love it 🙂
This looks like such a fun new flavor for pizza to try out! I definitely need to branch out from my normal plain cheese pizza once in a while!
Holy cow, gimme a slice of that!! This pizza looks so cheesy and delicious…I wish I had some for lunch 🙂