Sicilian Sausage & Pepper Pizza
This recipe delivers a variety of tastes that will help spice up any menu. An array of flavorful peppers and spicy sausage, combined with rich Grande Ricotta and Grande Italian Blends makes a unique pizza customers will come back for again and again.
Course: Pizzas
Sicilian Sausage & Pepper Pizza
Yield: One 14-inch pizza
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Pizza dough ball, slacked
- 4 oz. Pizza sauce, prepared
- 10 oz. Grande Mild Provolone Blend or 50/50 Blend cheese, shredded or diced
- 4 oz. Spicy Italian sausage crumbles, cooked
- 2 oz. Bell peppers, fresh, julienne sliced
- 1 oz. Italian peppers, such as pepperoncini, banana peppers, cherry peppers, drained, sliced
- 4 oz. Italian Seasoned Ricotta Cheese (see recipe below)
Directions
- Place pizza dough on flat work surface. Spread 4 oz. pizza sauce evenly over crust.
- Top with 10 oz. Grande cheese, 4 oz. Italian sausage crumbles, 2 oz. bell peppers, 1 oz. Italian peppers.
- Dollop 4 oz. Italian Seasoned Ricotta evenly over pizza.
- Bake at 500°F for 8 to 10 minutes in an impingement oven, at 500°F for 4 to 5 1/2 minutes in a deck oven or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven; slice into wedges.
Italian Seasoned Ricotta Cheese
Yield: 48 oz. (12 servings)
Ingredients
- 3 lb. Grande Sopraffina® or Tenera® Ricotta
- 1⁄2 oz. Italian seasoning blend, dried (2 tbsp.)
Directions
- In a separate bowl, combine Ricotta cheese and Italian seasoning to make Italian Seasoned Ricotta Cheese. Stir until blended.
