Zucchini Pesto-Sausage Pizza

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Pizza/flatbread

Ingredients

  • 3 oz. ground Italian sausage
  • 1 cup thinly sliced zucchini
  • 1/4 cup refrigerated basil pesto, divided
  • 12 oz. pkg. of 3 prebaked pizza crusts
  • 3 oz. fresh mozzarella, very thinly sliced
  • 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 2 tbsp. fresh basil leaves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450.

  2. Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add sausage, and cook, stirring and breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 4-5 minutes. Transfer sausage to a plate. Add zucchini and 1 tbsp. pesto to the skillet; cook, stirring often, until zucchini is slightly tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

  3. Place pizza crusts on a baking sheet, and spread remaining 3 tbsp. pesto evenly over crusts. Top crusts evenly with zucchini mixture, sausage, mozzarella, and red pepper. Bake at 450 until crusts are crisped on edges and cheese is melted, 7-8 minutes. Remove from oven, and sprinkle evenly with basil. Cut each pizza into 4 slices and serve immediately.

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