Turkey Sausage Pizza

  Pizza

If pizza night is a must in your house, double this recipe and freeze one for later.

Turkey Sausage Pizza

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min.
YIELD: 8 slices.

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
  • 3/4 pound Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • 1. With greased fingers, press dough onto a 12-in. pizza pan coated with cooking spray. Prick dough thoroughly with a fork. Bake at 400° until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes.
  • 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the sausage, onion, mushrooms and green pepper over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain.
  • 3. Spread crust with pizza sauce. Top with sausage mixture; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, 12-15 minutes longer.
  • 4.
    Freeze option:
    Wrap and freeze cooled pizza. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Unwrap; bake on a pizza pan at 400° until heated through, 18-22 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 283 calories, 9g fat (4g saturated fat), 32mg cholesterol, 668mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 3g fiber), 18g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
2 starch, 2 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

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