Portuguese Sausage (Chourico) Pizza


Ingredients
2 teaspoons olive oilflour for dusting1 (13.4 ounce) package room-temperature fresh pizza dough1 cup tomato sauce1 tablespoon olive oil5 cloves garlic, minced1 1/2 tablespoons seasoningsalt and ground black pepper to taste1/2 link Portuguese hot chouriço sausage - halved lengthwise and sliced into thin half moons1/4 red onion, sliced thin1/2 cup whole green olives (without seed)1/4 cup banana pepper rings or green peppers1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella & cheddar pizza cheese2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
  • Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Prepare a pizza pan with olive oil and flour.
  • Dust a flat working surface with flour. Roll the pizza dough out to the size of your pizza pan. Place dough on the prepared pan.
  • Stir the tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, seasoning, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; spread evenly over the surface of the dough. Scatter, in order, the chouriço, red onion, banana or green peppers, olives, pizza cheese, and Parmesan over the tomato sauce mixture.
  • Bake in the preheated oven on the middle rack until the cheese is lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Switch the oven setting to broil and cook another 5 minutes.
Preparation time 25 min
Cooking Time 35 min
Ready In 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings4
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