The pizza I cooked with sausage and fennel one evening was the finest we’ve had in a while. To suit your tastes, you can change how much cheese, sauce, and toppings are used. I enjoy Jay’s Signature Crust from this website for the dough.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 fennel bulb, cut into 1/2-inch slices, fronds reserved
- 1 small onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 turkey Italian sausages, casings removed
- 1 pound prepared pizza dough, or as needed
- ½ cup pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Toss fennel and onion slices with olive oil; spread out on the baking sheet.
- Roast in the preheated oven until golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Cook and stir sausage in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Transfer to a pizza pan or clean baking sheet. Spread sauce on top and cover with mozzarella cheese. Top with fennel, onion, sausage, and garlic slices.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 15 to 17 minutes. Garnish with chopped fennel fronds.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 600 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 62 g |
| Cholesterol | 75 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 1723 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 24 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |