Sausage Italian Bread Pizza
- 1 pound mild or hot Italian sausage
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup pizza or pasta sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (1-lb.) loaf semolina bread (about 14
- 2/3 cup ricotta cheese, divided
- 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- Remove and discard casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat 8 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Push meat to outer edges of pan; add 1 Tbsp. oil. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until onion is softened. Remove from heat; stir in pizza sauce and next 3 ingredients.
- Cut bread in half lengthwise using a serrated knife, and scoop out center of each bread half, leaving a 1/2" border; discard scooped-out bread or reserve for making breadcrumbs.
- Spread 1/3 cup ricotta down center of each bread half. Top each evenly with sausage mixture, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle pizzas evenly with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil. Place pizzas on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 425u0b0 for 6 minutes or until cheese is melted and pizzas are thoroughly heated.
sausage, olive oil, onion, garlic, pizza, oregano, red pepper, salt, bread, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sausage-italian-bread-pizza (may not work)