I would say that pizza is my favorite meal to make. I’ve done it enough times now that I’ve got it down to an art. My pizza dough recipe is reliable and there is little stress involved. Even when I’m experimenting with unusual toppings, the puffed chewy crust and blanket of cheese guarantee that it’s going to be pretty good. Dustin is always happy to have pizza. He lights up at mention of the word. And it makes leftovers that we actually look forward to eating!
As much as I love pork sausage, I can’t justify eating it very often. So that’s where chicken comes in. Trader Joe’s sells an array of flavored chicken sausages that all sound delectable and so far, are. Less calories, but still full of flavor. This time we tried the roasted garlic. It paired perfectly with the black olives, roasted red peppers, and red onions. With a half-whole wheat crust and lighter sausage, you can feel a little better about pizza for dinner. And I promise you won’t miss the pork.
Pizza with Chicken Sausage and Black Olives
INGREDIENTS
1 recipe pizza dough
1 recipe pizza sauce (or jarred)
fully cooked chicken sausage, sliced (your favorite flavor- I used roasted garlic)
black olives, sliced
roasted red peppers, thinly sliced (optional)
red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
dash dried oregano
dash crushed red pepper flakes
mozzarella, shredded (or a combination of shredded cheeses such as asiago, romano, fontina, etc.)
DIRECTIONS
1. Prepare pizza dough according to recipe directions.
2. Preheat oven and pizza stone to 450 F.
3. Top prepared crust with a thin layer of tomato sauce, chicken sausage, olives, peppers (optional), and onion (optional). Sprinkle with oregano and red pepper flakes. Top with a generous sprinkling of cheese.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until the crust is puffed and golden and the cheese is bubbling. Let cool several minutes before slicing.
Makes 1 large pizza.
(Inspired by Slow Like Honey)
Both this pizza and pizza sauce recipe are AMAZING. Already can’t wait to make it again!!!
Great, appreciate your help! Will be giving this pizza a try soon.
Kristin- Italian sausage is one of my favorites- I bet it would pair well with the other ingredients! You really could try any flavor though and it would probably be delicious!
Found it! Thanks for the tip. I made your whole wheat pitas the other day using white whole wheat flour – yum!
My husband prefers pork sausage to chicken sausage and every once in awhile I’ll make a dish with it. I’d love to make this pizza, but wasn’t sure if Italian sausage would be best…do you have a recommendation?
Kristin- So I buy King Arthur brand white whole wheat and I can get it at most of my local stores- Kroger, Whole Foods, and even Walmart where it’s the cheapest (around $3.50 for a 5 lb. bag). If you don’t have it in your local stores you can purchase it on King Arthur’s website for $5 a bag or I just did a google search and found this site that is currently selling it for $2.99 a bag (plus shipping): http://www.meijer.com/s/king-arthur-unbleached-white-whole-wheat-flour-1-bag-5-lb/_/R-126592;jsessionid=E3F3A93F86816C6C06D27C5B1D3CF054.instance03?CAWELAID=317665778&cmpid=goobase#
Hope that helps!
Hi Jessie: Where do you buy white whole wheat flour? I’ve looked in our local supermarkets and can’t seem to find any! Any ideas you have would be greatly appreciated – thanks!