Homemade Sausage Recipe for Pizza

You will find this recipe for homemade sweet Italian sausage can be used on a homemade pizza crust or a store bought crust. Along with other toppings it makes the fixings for a great sausage pizza. I have added photos of the pizza that I made: gluten free sausage pizza without sauce.  I usually add sauteed onion and green bell pepper, but I was short on time. I still enjoyed it and think you will, too!

Ingredients

• 5 oz. ground pork
• 1/4-cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 pinch of teaspoon stevia powder or 1-1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 pinches caraway seeds
• 2 pinches coriander
• 3/4 – 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 Gluten Free Bistro Gourmet Pizza Crust
• Homemade pizza sauce (optional)

Additional Toppings (optional)

• sauteed onion
• sauteed green bell peppers

Instructions

1. If your pizza crust is frozen make sure you defrost it first.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F. If using a pizza stone, place the stone in the oven as well.
3. With hands, mix together pork, coriander, caraway seeds, pepper (and red pepper flakes, if using) as you would a meatloaf.
4. Pre-heat a non-stick frying pan on medium high heat.
5. Add sausage mixture; cook on medium-high heat until the sausage is no longer pink.
6. Add water and sweetener; stir; and cook until water is evaporated.
7. If using pizza sauce, spread pizza over crust.
8. Sprinkle as much cheese as you desire over crust as close to the edge as possible.
9. Sprinkle the sausage over the cheese.
10. Place pizza on top of baking sheet or pizza stone and cook for 14-15 minutes. If using a thawed pizza crust, cook for 7 – 8 minutes or until crust has reached your desired crispness.
11. Slice and serve.