Sausage, Ricotta, and Fennel Pizza
Description
A pre-baked pizza crust saves time in this delicious recipe loaded with hot Italian sausage, sliced fennel, and dollops of ricotta.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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4 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced
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1 tablespoon minced garlic
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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 (14 ounce) package prepared pizza crust
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1/2 pound bulk hot Italian sausage
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1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
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1/2 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
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1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
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1/2 cup ricotta cheese
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1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add olive oil. Add tomatoes, garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper, and salt. Cook, stirring often, until tomatoes have mostly broken down, about 5 minutes. Spread tomato mixture over the pizza crust.
3
Heat the same pan over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until browned, about 6 minutes. Remove cooked sausage from the pan and set aside, reserving grease in the pan. Add onion and fennel to the pan and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook until leaves begin to wilt, about 30 seconds.
4
Spread sausage and vegetable mixture over tomato-covered crust. Scatter dollops of ricotta cheese on top. Sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and top is beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.