Spicy Sausage and Gorgonzola Pizza

• 3 Italian hot sausages (about 12 ounces), casings removed
• 1 10-ounce purchased fully baked thin pizza crust
• 1 1/4 cups purchased refrigerated marinara sauce
• 1 1/4 cups grated mozzarella cheese (about 5 ounces)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 4 ounces)
• 1/4 cup pitted Kalamata olives or other brine-cured black olives, halved
• 4 thin rounds green bell pepper, halved

1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425F.
2. Saute sausage in large skillet over medium-high heat until just cooked through, breaking into 1/2-inch pieces with back of spoon, about 10 minutes.
3. Drain off fat; set sausage aside.
4. Place pizza crust on rimless baking sheet.
5. Leaving 3/4-inch plain border, spread 1 cup sauce over crust.
6. Top with 3/4 cup mozzarella, 3/4 of basil, sausage, 1/2 cup Gorgonzola, olives, 1/2 cup mozzarella, bell pepper and 1/2 cup Gorgonzola.
7. Drizzle remaining 1/4 cup sauce over.
8. Bake pizza until crust is crisp and topping is heated through, about 13 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with remaining basil.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spicy-sausage-and-gorgonzola-pizza-104822 (may not work)