Spicy Sausage and Arugula Pizza

• 1/2 pounds Uncooked Hot Italian Sausage
• 1/4 cups Chopped Yellow Onion
• 1 clove Garlic, Diced
• 1/4 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
• 1- 1/2 cup Crushed Tomatoes (opt For Canned If You Like, Or Give A Few Fresh Tomatoes A Quick Whirl In The Food Processor)
• 1 pinch Salt And Pepper, to taste
• 1 pound Your Favorite Pizza Dough
• 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
• 1 cup Fresh Arugula

1. 1.
2. Preheat oven to 400 F.
3. 2.
4. Heat a medium saucepan over high heat.
5. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into chunks with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
6. Cook sausage, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
7. 3.
8. Remove cooked sausage to a bowl and return saucepan to the stove over medium heat.
9. 4.
10. Add onion and garlic to saucepan and saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
11. 5.
12. Add red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper to saucepan and stir to combine.
13. Bring sauce to a simmer, then remove from heat and set aside.
14. 6.
15. Press pizza dough into a pizza pan.
16. Top dough with tomato sauce, followed by the mozzarella, and finally the cooked Italian sausage.
17. 7.
18. Bake pizza at 400 F for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned.
19. Remove from oven.
20. 8.
21. Top baked pizza with fresh arugula.
22. I like to set it in a pile at the center of the pizza, but you could also give it a rough chop and scatter it over the top if you arent a big fan of huge arugula leaves.
23. 9.
24. Slice and serve immediately.

italian sausage, yellow onion, clove garlic, red pepper, tomatoes, salt, favorite pizza dough, mozzarella cheese, fresh arugula

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spicy-sausage-and-arugula-pizza/ (may not work)