Spicy Sausage Pizza
The pizza is good and ready in just 15 minutes! It’s super simple to make and will please your spicy food loving friends and family. You can use store-bought pizza dough or make your own from scratch. Add chili oil to the marinara sauce for an extra hot kick of flavor. Spicy sausage is used for added heat. Additional flavor and texture come from onions, sweet peppers, and gooey mozzarella. After baking, add a generous drizzle of chili oil and crushed red pepper.
Servings 8
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: 1/2 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.