Cheesy Sausage and Mushroom Pizza

 
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Times:

10 minutes prep, 10 minutes cook

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Ingredients:

8 ounces bulk Italian susage, cooked, crumbled and drained
1 10-oz. prepared thin pizza crust, (abour 12-inches)
1/2 cup pizza sauce
2 cups Provolone cheese, shredded (8 ounces)
1 4-oz. can mushroom pieces, drained

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Cooking Directions:

Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Spread pizza crust evenly with sauce, one cup cheese, sausage, mushroom, and remaining cup of cheese. Bake directly on oven rack for 10 minutes, or until crust is crisp and cheese is melted.

Serves 4-5.


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Serving Suggestions:

This pizza practically makes itself when you cook and crumble your favorite Italian sausage ahead of time and store in the frig. The rest of the ingredients come straight from the cupboard. Serve wedges of pizza with apple wedges, sliced cucumbers, carrot and celery sticks.


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Nutrition:

Calories: 530 calories
Protein: 31 grams
Fat: 38 grams
Sodium: 1500 milligrams
Cholesterol: 90 milligrams
Saturated Fat: 18 grams
Carbohydrates: 17 grams
Fiber: 2 grams

Random Grilling Tip:
Chops are best prepared by grilling directly over the coals.

 
 
 
 
 
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by Danyale 10/02/2009
it is very tasty
Buying/Handling/Storing Tip:

Sausage has the capacity to blend well with a variety of herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. Different ingredient combinations also yield ethnic sausage varieties, including Andouille (French/Cajun), Bratwurst (German) and Chorizo (Mexican and Spanish).


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Sausage is a highly versatile type of ground pork. Supermarkets offer a variety of pre-seasoned and ready-to-cook options that are perfect for breakfast or the grill. Adventurous home cooks also may choose to prepare homemade sausage by combining ground pork with their choice of seasonings.


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Sausage is seasoned ground pork that is often enclosed in a casing. The ground pork used for sausage can come from a variety of cuts of pork including the shoulder butt and the loin. Sausage may be fresh, smoked or cured.


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Baking is the mothod of cooking pork with dry heat, typically in an oven.


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