Spinach, Sausage & Pepper Pizza

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INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 links Italian-style chicken sausage,
casings removed
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 bunch spinach, cleaned and stemmed
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Pizza Dough (page 152), or 2 thin-crust store-bought pizza shells
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce (page 321)
- 1 cup diced fresh mozzarella
(or 1 cup shredded low-moisture mozzarella)
- ½ cup Peppadew peppers, or other bottled roasted peppers

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 500°F. If you have a pizza stone, place it on the bottom
rack of the oven.

2. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the sausage and
cook for about 3 minutes, until no longer pink. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted. Drain any excess liquid gathered at the bottom pan. Season with salt and pepper.

3. On a lightly floured surface, stretch the dough into two 12" circles. Working
with one pizza at a time, place the pizza shell on a baking sheet, cover with a thin
layer of tomato sauce, then top with half the mozzarella, spinach-sausage mixture, and peppers. (If using a stone, do this on a floured pizza peel, then slide the pizza onto the stone for baking.) Bake for about 8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbling and the crust is golden brown. Cut each pie into 6 pieces. Repeat to make the second pizza.

Makes 4 servings / $2.79 Per Serving
Per Serving: 460 calories [20 g fat (8 g saturated), 780 mg sodium]