Pesto Grilled Pizza with Sausage and Peppers
Recipe from
The Food Channel
Our fresh and contemporary take on classic sausage and pepper pizza features individual-size grilled pizza crusts topped with spicy-hot Italian sausage, grilled peppers and onions, rich ricotta cheese and a drizzle of vibrant green basil pesto.

Servings:
Serves 4
Prep Time:
30 mins
Ingredients
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1 poundprepared pizza doughsee savings

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2 tablespoonsolive oilsee savings

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1 smallred bell pepper, sliced into short stripssee savings

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8 ouncesshredded Fontina cheesesee savings

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3hot Italian sausage links, grilled, diagonal slicedsee savings

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1 cupricotta cheese, room temperaturesee savings

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Salt and black pepper, as neededsee savings

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1/4 cuprefrigerated basil pesto, room temperaturesee savings

Directions
1.
Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
2.
Preheat grill.
3.
Divide dough ball into 4 pieces; roll each into a 6-inch crusts. Brush both sides lightly with oil. Carefully place one crust on grill and heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until light golden brown, flip with spatula and grill on other side for 1 minute. Remove from grill and repeat with remaining crusts.
4.
Combine 1 tablespoon oil, peppers and onions in nonstick skillet; heat over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until tender crisp.
5.
Top grilled crusts evenly with shredded fontina cheese, sliced sausage and pepper mixture; arrange on baking sheets and heat in oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden and bubbly-hot. Remove from oven.
6.
Spoon dollops of ricotta evenly over baked pizza; season lightly with salt and black pepper. Drizzle pesto over ricotta; slice each pizza in quarters.
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