Hearty Sausage Pizza

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces sweet reduced-fat italian sausage (lamb)
• 2 yellow squash
• 2 zucchini
• 1 red bell pepper
• 4 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese (or favorite pizza cheese)
• 1 (16 ounce) package prepared pizza crust
• 3/4 cup bottled marinara sauce or 3/4 cup pizza sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon olive oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425 degrees. have baking sheet ready.
• 2 bring sausages and 1/4 cup water to boil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. cover and cook for 5 minutes, adding more water if necessary. uncover and cook until sausages are browned and cooked through. remove from skillet; set aside.
• 3 meanwhile, cut both squashes and zucchini diagonally in 1/2 inch think slices, and bell pepper in rings; shred cheese. place pizza crust on baking sheet; spread sauce evenly over crust.
• 4 wipe skillet clean. heat 1 tbsp oil. add squashes and zucchini and saute 6-8 minutes until browned and tender. saute pepper rings in remaining 1 tsp oil until browned and tender.
• 5 slice sausages; place on pizza along with the vegetables. sprinkle with cheese.
• 6 bake 10 minutes, or until cheese melts and crust is hot.