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    Home » Recipes » Dinner Recipes

    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers

    Published: Feb 9, 2015 · Modified: Oct 11, 2022 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    Happy Sunday! Today, a few of my “bloggy” girlfriends are hosting a “Surprise” baby shower for our dear frint Nicole from Misadventures of a Foodie …….Oh ya….Surprise, Nicole!!

    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    The menu for the party was only the classiest and finest, of course. Pizza, booze and brownies.I figured a four cheese pizza with sausage and roasted peppers would suffice any pregnant woman’s urges. Cheese, carbs, meat and more cheese…Pass me a cold beer, would ya? Or maybe a glass of Chianti. Heck a non-pregnant-anyone would be craving this!

    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    I’d like to call this the “ultimate Sammy Pizza” because it has all of my favorite things that I top with every single time we make pizza at home. Four cheeses (Parmesan, Pecorino, Mozzarella and Ricotta), spicy Italian sausage (the spicier, the better for me), sweet roasted peppers and garnished with fresh oregano and more chilli oil for extra heat I just can’t get enough (Pepsid chaser, anyone?)

    I first met Nicole last year when we both went to Temecula for a food bloggers potluck and we instantly connected! Here is this tiny blonde petite little thing jumping out of a huge Ford pickup, I knew this chick was good people. And I am soo sooo thrilled to be celebrating her new bundle with some of our friends…and in the best way possible….with food!

    Please check out what our gal-friends made for Nicole’s baby shower. And please head over to her blog and wish this little cutie a HUGE congratulations!   Congrats Nicole!! :))

    And here’s what everyone else brought to the party! And PS….here are some of my favorite tips to making the ultimate pizza!

    Boozy Red Velvet Hot Chocolate from Ari’s Menu
    Boozy Iced Coffee from The Wanderlust Kitchen
    Coconut Oil Brownies from Handle the Heat
    Raspberry Lemonade Champagne Punch from Eat. Drink. Love.
    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers from The Little Ferraro Kitchen
    Crab Rangoon Pizza from Mollie’s Sprinkles of Life
    Grapefruit Chia Seed Cocktail from Peace Love and Oats
    White Pizza with Bacon, Basil & Tomatoes from Eating Bender
    Chile Relleno Pizza from Bread Booze Bacon

    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers

    Samantha Ferraro
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Servings 1 pizza
    Calories 1703 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 4 ounces pizza dough
    • 3/4-1 cup tomato sauce
    • 1 bell pepper roasted and cut into 1/2 inch pieces (or use pre-roasted peppers in a jar)
    • 1 cup full fat ricotta cheese
    • 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
    • 1/4 cup Pecorino cheese freshly grated
    • 1 link spicy Italian sausage removed from casing and broken into 1/2 inch chunks

    Toppings

    • Fresh oregano leaves
    • Fresh basil leaves roughly torn
    • Olive oil
    • Chili flakes or chili oil

    Instructions
     

    • First, fry sausage pieces in a small skillet until cooked through and browned, about 7-9 minutes. When done, set aside on a paper-towel lined plate.
    • If using store bought pizza dough, separate it into 4ounce servings, per person and allow to sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes. When ready, lightly flour a clean surface and use your fingertips to press into the dough, making it a circle.
    • Continue working on the dough, pressing it and stretching it with your fingertips. Then flour a rolling pin and roll out the dough, keeping it into a circle shape (best you can). You may have to flour under the pizza dough as well if it sticks and continue to roll out until it is about 9-10 inches in diameter.
    • Next, ladle tomato sauce onto the dough, leaving about a 1/4 inch border of no sauce. Then add your favorite toppings: dollops of ricotta cheese, shredded mozzarella, cooked Italian sauce, roasted peppers and grated Parmesan and pecorino. Drizzle the top with olive oil and place in a VERY hot 500 degree oven on a pizza stone (or you can pre-heat the bottom of a baking sheet and place pizza on that). Cook for 8-10 minutes until crust is golden browned and cheese has melted.
    • Once pizza is done, remove from oven and add additional toppings such as fresh oregano and basil and chili oil (optional, of course). Use a pizza cutter to cut pizza into 4-6 pieces and enjoy!

    Notes

    Of course toppings and topping measurements don’t have to be exact..have fun with your pizza!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1703kcalCarbohydrates: 85gProtein: 98gFat: 110gSaturated Fat: 57gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 29gCholesterol: 317mgSodium: 4351mgPotassium: 1383mgFiber: 7gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 5932IUVitamin C: 167mgCalcium: 1209mgIron: 8mg
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    Four Cheese Pizza with Sausage and Peppers via LittleFerraroKitchen.com

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    Comments

    1. taylor @ greens & chocolate says

      February 19, 2015 at 1:07 pm

      Yes – cheesy pizza is perfect for a pregnant lady!! I can attest 🙂 This looks incredible!

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    2. Liz says

      March 5, 2015 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks for the recipe – I agree, spicy italian sausage is a great topping! For me though, pizza goes well with beer, so too bad the pregnant lady couldn’t enjoy! 🙂

      Reply
    3. jenny says

      October 2, 2017 at 12:50 pm

      Thanks for the recipe…I can’t wait to try this recipe! I think it might be a winner for both my husband and the kids! Yum! Pinned and sharing.

      Reply
    4. Grace says

      June 26, 2018 at 5:04 pm

      5 stars
      My mouth is just watering looking at these pictures! I am definitely going to try this.

      Reply

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