Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Pizzettes
photo by Diet It Up
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 whole wheat pizza dough, cut into 4 pieces (I buy mine frozen from Whole Foods)
- 2 hot Italian sausages
- 1 head broccoli rabe, blanched
- 1⁄3 cup roasted red pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3⁄4 cup pizza sauce
- 1 3⁄4 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Heat olive oil and garlic in a deep skillet. Add blanched broccoli rabe and sauté until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Drain off excess water or spin in a salad spinner. Set aside.
- Remove sausage from the casings. Brown the meat in a non-stick skillet on medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it browns. Drain excess fat and set aside.
- Cut one pizza dough into 4 equal portions. Roll each flat and place on a pizza stone or cookie sheet.
- Top each of the four pizzettes with sauce, sausage, broccoli rabe and roasted red peppers. Cover with cheese.
- Bake at 500 degrees for about 15 minutes.
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