Sausage and Cheese Pizza
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Sausage and Cheese Pizza
Bake Time: 13 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 9 minutes
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
1
can (about 14 ounces) refrigerated pizza crust dough
4
ounces cooked turkey sausage breakfast links (5 to 6 links), thinly sliced
1
medium red onion, thinly sliced
1
medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced
3/4
cup pizza sauce
Red pepper flakes (optional)
1
cup (4 ounces) shredded low-fat Monterey Jack or pizza cheese blend
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Unroll crust on pan; press to edges of pan. Bake about 6 minutes or until crust begins to brown.
2.
Meanwhile, spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add onion; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender.
3.
Add sausage and bell pepper to skillet. Cook and about 5 minutes or until bell pepper is crisp-tender.
4.
Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust; top with sausage mixture. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, if desired. Top with cheese. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until pizza is golden brown and cheese is melted. Cut pizza into 8 pieces to serve.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 piece | |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Total Fat | 7 g |
| Calories from Fat | 30 % |
| Calories | 212 |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Sodium | 618 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Meat | 1 |
| Vegetable | 1/2 |
| Starch | 1-1/2 |
| Fat | 1/2 |
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