Sausage Florentine Pizza
- Level: Easy
- Total: 30 min
- Cook: 30 min
- Yield: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
1 package Johnsonville® Ground Hot Italian Sausage or Links, casings removed
2 Personal Size Pre-Made Pizza Crusts (or 1, 12" crust)
1 cup Pizza Sauce
1 cup Sargento® Classic Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 cup Fresh Mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves Fresh Garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp. Dried Basil
1 cup Spinach (frozen chopped, thawed and well drained)
1/4 cup Fresh Basil, sliced (optional)
Sea Salt & Pepper
Directions
- Preparation Instructions:
- Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, saute sausage, mushrooms and garlic until the meat is browned.
- Drain off fat and remove excess with paper towels.
- To skillet, add pizza sauce, oregano, basil, spinach, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until hot.
- Place pizza crust on a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 5 minutes and remove from oven.
- Spread meat mixture evenly over pizza crust.
- Top with cheese. Bake for an additional 8-10 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with fresh cut basil or other fresh herbs, cut and enjoy!
- *Always cook sausage to internal temperature of 160 degrees F
