Sausage Mushroom Pesto Pizza
Sausage Mushroom Pesto Pizza is packed with flavor and so easy to make at home! You will be skipping the take out for this homemade version!
Servings: 4 -6 servings
Ingredients
- pizza dough for 1 crust
- 1 4.58 jar HemisFares Pesto alla Genovese
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 oz mushrooms coarsely chopped
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- fresh basil for garnish *optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Roll out pizza dough and press into pizza pan. Top with Pesto and spread evenly. Set aside.
- Add Italian sausage to a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, breaking up as it cooks, stirring often until browned and crispy. Pour into a bowl and set aside, discarding any excess grease.
- Add olive oil to the skillet and return to the burner. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often until mushrooms are soft but are not browned. Mix with sausage and spread over pesto.
- Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake on the bottom rack for 20-22 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese is melted.
- Allow pizza to cool 5 minutes before slicing. Garnish with fresh basil if desired.