ONION AND SAUSAGE PIZZA

Onion and Sausage Pizza image

I found this in my collection of family favorites. This is served on toasted French bread. You can also use mushrooms, pepperoni and chopped green or red bell peppers.

Provided by ELEANOR1052

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

1 pound sweet Italian sausage
5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 large onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper to taste
crushed red pepper to taste
¼ cup sliced stuffed green olives
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, sliced horizontally
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Steps:

Remove sausage from casings and saute sausage in 2 tablespoons olive oil until browned. Drain to remove excess oil. Remove from skillet and set aside. In skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil, add onions, garlic and saute stirring until onions wilt down. Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Simmer about 5 minutes on low.
Stir together the sausage and onion and chopped olives. Toast bread lightly under broiler. Top with sausage mix and sprinkle grated mozzarella over all. Broil about 3 minutes under broiler until cheese melts. Watch carefully with oven door open. Remove from broiler, slice and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 605.3 calories, Carbohydrate 52.5 g, Cholesterol 47.9 mg, Fat 32.3 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 26.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 1628.4 mg, Sugar 6.6 g