You’ll love this recipe for sausage pizza, if you’re a fan of sausage and fresh veggies. Also, you can even customize the flavor by using either pork sausage or Italian sausage. This is listed in our Homemade Pizzas in Oven Guide and is also a part of our Pizzas, Italian Cuisine, Main Dishes, Pork, and Oven Dinners categories.
Best Sausage for Homemade Pizza
In short, the best sausage for homemade pizza are 2 kinds. It’s either pork sausage or Italian sausage. However, you can choose to change it if you have a particular sausage you like.
What sausage do you use for this recipe for sausage pizza?
In this case, most restaurants will use Italian sausage on their sausage pizzas. However, some will have an option to change it to pork sausage. And those are basically two of the most popular types of any commonly used sausage for pizza recipe. In other words, you can choose to have a homemade pizza with Italian sausage or Pork sausage.
Raw Italian Sausage to use on recipe for Sausage Pizza
Also, you can use a combination of types. I’ve made pizzas with both pork sausage and Italian sausage, for example.
Do you cook sausage before putting on pizza?
Yes, you cook sausage before putting on pizza. Also, cooking Italian sausage is a little different than cooking pork sausage. So, keep reading to see how to cook sausage for pizza.
How to Cook Sausage for Pizza
Firstly, this is how to cook Italian sausage for pizza. So, for Italian sausage, ensure you remove the casings first. Then, cut up the remaining meat into small pieces for cooking.
Secondly, this is how to cook pork sausage for pizza. So, for Pork sausage, the most popular to use is “Mild” or “Original”. Those can be spread out when putting into the frying pan and crumbled further as you cook it, or when it’s done. Also, some will opt for a grocery item termed as “Breakfast Sausage”, which is fine too.
Cooking Pork Sausage for Recipe for Sausage Pizza
This recipe emphasizes pork sausage but references the option for Italian sausage. You will clearly base your choice of sausage on your own preferences, which is the way all cooking at home recipes should be. Likewise, Cookindocs.com has written a great article explaining the differences between pork sausage and Italian sausage.
How to Make Recipe for Sausage Pizza
How to make this recipe for sausage pizza at home is not as difficult as one might think. The key is to have all of the right ingredients ready and prep work done before you start building the pizza. Fortunately, the recipe for sausage pizza shows it all step-by-step. And it covers preparing either pork sausage or Italian sausage. Here are those summarized steps.
- You’ll make (or buy) the dough and roll it out.
- You then spread on your chosen sauce.
- Then, top it with your cheese(s) spices, veggies, and meat(s).
- Finally, transfer it into the oven, baking on your preferred pizza cooking surface.
For more options of homemade or ready-made pizza doughs, refer to our “Homemade Oven Pizzas Recipes Complete Guide“.
Pizza Dough Recipe Making and Shaping
With homemade pizza, here are 2 separate recipes with details of how to make and shape the pizza dough. You can make it from scratch by hand or you can make it real easy using a bread maker.
Optional Toppings for Sausage Pizza
- Onions
- Mushrooms (sliced or diced)
- Bell Peppers (Green, Red, or Yellow)
- Black or Green Olives (diced or sliced)
- Tomatoes (diced, thin sliced, or sun-dried)
- Spinach (fresh, chopped)
- Extra Cheese
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Fresh Basil
What to Serve with Sausage Pizza
A simple green lettuce salad or fruit salad are healthy sides. Or, even celery and carrot sticks are good crunchy things to munch on. Those sides, or something similar, can offer lower fat and calorie intake for the meal. They help give some fiber and other nutrients to go along with the meaty protein of the main course. For the full list, read our article “Sides With Pizza: The Best Pizza Sides To Serve“.
Nutritional Values in this Recipe for Sausage Pizza
The calories for a slice of this recipe for sausage pizza is about 382 calories. The other nutritional values are shown in the <Print Recipe> option.
Related To Italian Dishes and Pizzas
Try our Italian Calzone with pizza dough recipe. It uses sausage and our pizza dough. Also, try our Italian Lasagna Meaty recipe! And, here’s a good Pepperoni Pizza or our Cheese Pizza to try. And, if there’s an argument over pepperoni or sausage pizzas, have it 1/2 pepperoni and 1/2 sausage pizza or the combined 2-meat sausage and pepperoni pizza!
A complete list of pizza recipes and steps of how to make homemade pizzas are available in our “Homemade Pizzas in the Oven” Guide. Here, you can even make your own Italian Seasoning! Also, think about making pizza for you next sports event. So, see our Good Super Bowl Food Ideas.
Related To Homemade Pizza Baking
- Best Pizza Peels by Purpose, Material, & Surface
- How To Use A Pizza Peel
- How To Make & Bake Pizza in Oven – Several Recipes
- Cast Iron Pizzas – Complete Guide
- Reheating Pizzas
Conclusion of Recipe for Sausage Pizza
In conclusion, this easy recipe for sausage pizza is simple to make and is extremely delicious. The ingredients are easy to get from any grocer. Also, the end result is a pizzeria-quality pie that you can enjoy at home. So what are you waiting for? Get started on your own sausage pizza today!
Sausage Pizza
Equipment
- 1 Pizza Baking Surface Pizza Pan, Baking Sheet, Pizza Stone, or Pizza Steel
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Ingredients
Pizza Dough (or use premade)
- 1 cup water warm from tap
- 2 Tbsp olive oil or other vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp Vital Wheat Gluten optional for extra chewiness
- ½ tsp garlic powder optional
- ½ tsp active, dry yeast can be quick rising, instant, or bread maker yeast
Shaping Pizza Dough
- 2 Tbsp flour on work surface
- 1 Tbsp oil only for coating pan/sheet
- 2 Tbsp corn meal or semolina flour, for reducing dough sticking
Pizza Toppings
- ¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce Sauce Choices: tomato, spaghetti, pizza, Ragu, or marinara
- ½ lb pork sausage or Italian sausage (casing removed); cooked and crumbled
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese can replace 2 ounces with fresh Parmesan and/or Asiago cheeses
- ½ medium bell pepper optional: diced small
- ⅓ medium onion optional: purple or sweet; diced
- 1 medium tomato optional: seeds removed, diced
- 1 tsp Italian seasonings or oregano
- 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese grated (from shaker)
Instructions
- PIZZA DOUGH (or use premade)Set out your pizza dough or make your own pizza dough homemade. If dough is already prepared and from fridge, let it sit out at least 30 minutes; if frozen, set it out and wait at least 1 hour.1 cup water, 2 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups bread flour, 2 Tbsp Vital Wheat Gluten, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp active, dry yeast
- About 15-30 minutes before dough is ready to shape, START to preheat oven at 500°F with a shelf at 2nd from top level. If using pizza stone or pizza steel, insert in oven now.
- Shape pizza dough as needed for your pizza pan, baking sheet, pizza stone, or pizza steel. Only if using pizza pan or baking sheet: Spray or oil pan/sheet. Sprinkle corn meal on pan/sheet, place dough, use oil or water on dough, if needed to shape it. If dough needs more rest time, can prep toppings.2 Tbsp flour, 1 Tbsp oil
- TOPPINGSCook sausage and crumble it. If using Italian sausage, remove and discard its casing; then, cut into small pieces and cook.½ lb pork sausage
- Cut and measure remaining toppings and set aside.8 ounces mozzarella cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 tsp Italian seasonings, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, 1 medium tomato
- Only if using a pizza peel: Ensure peel and work surface has corn meal applied. Ensure pizza shaped dough is positioned (whether on peel or work surface), is movable, and transferable.2 Tbsp corn meal
- When dough is shaped and ready, add your toppings using this sequence: sauce, fresh cheese(s), veggies & sausage (any order), spices, parmesan cheese.¾ cup Tomato-based Sauce, ½ lb pork sausage, 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, ½ medium bell pepper, ⅓ medium onion, 1 tsp Italian seasonings, 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, 1 medium tomato
- BAKINGTransfer topped pizza onto baking surface in preheated 500°F oven onto the 2nd from upper shelf.Baking TIME guidelines: cast iron skillet/pan (20-24 minutes or preheated iron 16-22 minutes), thin metal pizza pan or baking sheet (21-23 minutes), pizza stone (16-20 minutes), ¼" pizza steel (12-16 minutes).
- Let cooked pizza rest about 5 minutes before slicing.
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