Italian Recipes - Sausage Pizza

Ingredients     

• 1 13.8-ounce package refrigerated pizza dough (for 1 crust)

• 8 ounces bulk Italian sausage

• 1/2 of a medium green sweet pepper, cut into thin strips

• 1 8-ounce can pizza sauce

• 1 4-ounce can (drained weight) sliced mushrooms, drained

• 1 8-ounce package shredded pizza cheese (2 cups)

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease a 12-inch pizza pan; press pizza dough into prepared pan, building up side. Bake for 5 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in a medium skillet cook sausage and sweet pepper until sausage is brown. Drain off fat. Stir pizza sauce and mushrooms into sausage mixture in skillet.  

3. Sprinkle half of the cheese on the crust. Spoon sausage mixture over cheese. Top with remaining cheese.

4. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.