Pasquale's Favorite Pizza Topping

Submitted by msbelle

"The pizza stone we bought came with recipes. This is one of them. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks really, really good!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 2 13-inch pizzas
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese
• 1 garlic clove, thinly-sliced vertically
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 lbs sweet Italian sausage, casing removed
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes, chopped and drained well

directions

1. In a large, deep frypan, lightly brown garlic in oil--do not burn. Discard garlic.
2. Add crumbled sausage, onion and fennel to oil in frypan and saute over medium-high heat till sausage is browned.
3. Drain all liquid from pan.
4. Add well-drained tomatoes, 1/4-cup cheese, oregano, basil and salt.
5. Simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
6. Spoon half of topping onto each shell (pizza crust) using slotted spoon.
7. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
8. Bake at 450-475 degrees for 20-25 minutes or till crust is crisp and brown.

Reviews

[oceancitymd]

This is the best Pizza I have ever had, I make it all the time Guest Love it! <br/>I cook it on a pizza stone purchased from Sears 25 years ago and this was one of the recipes<br/>You won%u2019t have any leftover that%u2019s for sure

 

[Princess Pea]

I used this topping to dress up a frozen cheese pizza. The flavor is fabulous - a perfect combination of seasonings. I will use this again and again. Can't wait to try it with homemade pizza dough. Thanks for sharing.