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Sausage-Topped White Pizza

Name: Sausage-Topped White Pizza
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 2 hot Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed; 1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 prebaked 12-inch thin whole wheat pizza crust; 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned; 1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional; 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 2 cups arugula or baby spinach

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Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

6 servings

I love cooking, and I learned from Nana and Mom. Pizza is easily one of my favorite dishes to prepare. I switched up this recipe to make it my own. —Tracy Brown, River Edge, New Jersey

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Ingredients

2 hot Italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 prebaked 12-inch thin whole wheat pizza crust
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
1 small onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
2 cups arugula or baby spinach

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Mix ricotta cheese and garlic powder.
Place crust on a baking sheet; spread with ricotta cheese mixture. Top with sausage, red pepper and onion; sprinkle with seasonings, then with mozzarella cheese.
Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is lightly browned and cheese is melted, 8-10 minutes. Top with arugula.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 242 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 504mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 4g fiber), 16g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 medium-fat meat.

Sausage-Topped White Pizza

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