Italian Sausage Bread Pizza

Prep 25 min
Total 35 min
Servings 8

Enjoy this cheesy sausage bread pizza– a tasty Italian dinner. To speed up your prep, use 2 cups thawed Make-Ahead Seasoned Ground Beef and Sausage in place of the sausage and onions in the recipe. Add garlic to the beef mixture and sauce and simmer 5 minutes. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated January 24, 2014

Ingredients

lb bulk mild or spicy Italian pork sausage

tablespoons olive oil

onion, halved, thinly sliced

cloves garlic, finely chopped

cup pizza sauce or tomato pasta sauce

1 1/2

teaspoons dried oregano leaves

1/4

teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/4

teaspoon salt

loaf French bread (about 14 inches long)

2/3

cup ricotta cheese

cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)

1/4

cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 425°F. Lightly spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2

In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Push sausage to edges of skillet; add 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Remove from heat; stir in pizza sauce, oregano, pepper flakes and salt.
3

With serrated knife, cut bread in half lengthwise; scoop out center of each bread half, leaving 1/2-inch border (discard removed bread or reserve for making bread crumbs). Place bread halves on cookie sheet. Spread 1/3 cup of the ricotta cheese down center of each; top evenly with sausage mixture, mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle loaves with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
4

Bake 6 minutes or until thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Cut into slices. Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley, if desired.