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Sausage Crusted Keto Pizza with Multi Colored Peppers

Low Carb, Keto Friendly Pizza where Sausage is used for the Crust. (Sausage and Peppers)
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: basil, bell peppers, Italian sausage, keto pizza, pizza sauce, sausage crust
Servings: 6 slices

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup tomato sauce Recipe below or use your preferred jarred sauce
  • 1 cups grated mozzarella cheese more if you like
  • 2 tablespoons Pecorino Romano Cheese
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or more to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 handful fresh basil

Pizza Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 can San Marzano Tomatoes chopped with juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano or basil or dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper or more to taste

Instructions

  • Make pizza sauce first (below) or use your own favorite tomato sauce.

Make Sausage Crust

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Use loose sausage. If you have sausage links, remove from casing. spread out with fingers onto baking sheet. Use parchment paper for bottom and plastic wrap for top. Use rolling pin to roll out as thin as you can without forming holes. Place plastic on top of sausage and roll. You will not need any binders.
  • Sausage will shrink about an inch all around and will yield a good amount of oil.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 until sausage is browned.

Make Pizza

  • Once sausage is cooked, sop up any grease with paper towels.
  • Add about 1/2 cup tomato sauce to pizza crust.
  • Add mozzarella cheese.
  • Scatter bell peppers evenly over entire crust.
  • Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  • Sprinkle grated pecorino romano cheese if desired.
  • Put fresh basil on pizza.
  • Serve immediately, cutting into six pieces.

Make Pizza Sauce

  • Add olive oil to saucepan.
  • Add garlic. Fry for one minute but be careful not to burn. If burn, thrown all out, start over.
  • Using your hands, squeeze tomatoes into sauce pan. Include juice.
  • Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, fresh herbs in whole form to later be removed.
  • Cook on low while making the pizza crust. This doesn't take long.
  • Use a stick blender to blend smoothly if desired.
  • Season sauce with oregano or basil.

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Notes

You can use turkey Italian sausage.