onion and sausage pizza

Lunch

A meaty, cheesy pizza with browned sausage and sautéed onions for a hearty, crowd-pleasing main dish with bold flavors.

1 pound sweet italian sausage 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 large onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce salt and pepper to taste crushed red pepper to taste
1/4 cup sliced stuffed green olives 1 (1 pound) loaf french bread, sliced horizontally
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Remove sausage from casings and saute sausage in 2 tablespoons olive oil until browned. Drain to remove excess oil. Remove from skillet and set aside. In skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil, add onions, garlic and saute stirring until onions wilt down. Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Simmer about 5 minutes on low.
Stir together the sausage and onion and chopped olives. Toast bread lightly under broiler. Top with sausage mix and sprinkle grated mozzarella over all. Broil about 3 minutes under broiler until cheese melts. Watch carefully with oven door open. Remove from broiler, slice and serve.