Portobello Mushroom and Sausage Pizzas

• 8 4-inch-diameter portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills scraped away
• Olive oil
• 3 sweet Italian sausages (about 10 ounces), casings removed
• Dried crushed red pepper
• 1 cup purchased marinara sauce
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 8 fresh basil leaves (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Brush mushrooms with oil; arrange rounded side down on baking sheet.
3. Bake mushrooms until almost tender, about 8 minutes.
4. Maintain oven temperature.
5. Saute sausage in medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of spoon, about 6 minutes.
6. Using slotted spoon, remove sausage from skillet.
7. Divide sausage among mushrooms.
8. Top each with crushed red pepper, then 2 tablespoons sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese.
9. Bake mushroom pizzas until heated through, about 10 minutes.
10. Top each with basil leaf, if desired.

portobello mushrooms, olive oil, sweet italian sausages, red pepper, purchased marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, basil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/portobello-mushroom-and-sausage-pizzas-5616 (may not work)