Name: Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza
Yield: 8 slices
Ingredients: 1 thin pizza crust (12-inch); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 4 ounces chicken sausage or gourmet sausage of choice (cut in thin slices); 1/2 cup roasted red pepper slices (drained (found in jar)); 1/2 cup red onion thin slices (cut in half); 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 2 cups fresh baby spinach

Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza

Sausage, roasted red peppers, spinach and mozzarella turn this recipe into the most scrumptous simple upscale chicken sausage pizza.

Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

1 thin pizza crust 12-inch
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
4 ounces chicken sausage or gourmet sausage of choice cut in thin slices
1/2 cup roasted red pepper slices drained (found in jar)
1/2 cup red onion thin slices cut in half
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 cups fresh baby spinach

Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

1 thin pizza crust 12-inch
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
4 ounces chicken sausage or gourmet sausage of choice cut in thin slices
1/2 cup roasted red pepper slices drained (found in jar)
1/2 cup red onion thin slices cut in half
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 cups fresh baby spinach

Instructions

Preheat oven 425°F. Coat crust with oil and garlic.
In a small nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, cook sausage until lightly browned and done. Add spinach and stir only until wilted.
Evenly spoon spinach mixture over crust and top with remaining ingredients. Bake 8–10 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is done.

Nutritional Info

Per Serving: Calories 196, Calories from fat 37%, Fat 8g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 19mg, Sodium 412mg, Carbohydrate 21g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g, Protein 11g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat

Serving Suggestion: Splurge with fresh mozzarella cheese for an added flavor value. Look for different varieties of sausage from chicken to vegetarian.