Italian Sausage and Sweet Potato Pizza Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
12 minutes
Servings:
1 9-inch Pizza
Ingredients
  • 2 cups flour
  • 5 ounces water
  • ⅛ teaspoon instant yeast
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • ½ small sweet potato
  • ½ cup fennel, thinly sliced
  • 4 ounces ground hot Italian sausage
  • ¼ cup tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 6 basil leaves, for topping
  • Parmesan cheese, for topping
Directions
  1. Mix flour, water, yeast, salt, and 1 tablespoon olive together in a large bowl.
  2. Cover with a clean towel and let rise on the countertop for 4 hours, or overnight in the fridge.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with foil and grease with cooking spray.
  4. Peel sweet potato and cut into quarters, then small ¼-inch thick slices.
  5. Add sweet potato and fennel to the baking sheet and toss with a splash of oil, salt, and pepper. Bake 26-28 minutes, until vegetables are fork tender. Cool completely.
  6. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a 9-inch cast iron pan. Stretch the dough into the edges with your fingertips. Let rise for 20 minutes.
  7. Preheat the oven to 500 F.
  8. While dough rises, cook the sausage. Add sausage to a skillet over medium heat. Cook 7-9 minutes, until no longer pink.
  9. Add two spoonfuls of tomato sauce to the top of the pizza. Spread it evenly with the back of the spoon, leaving a ½-inch border.
  10. Sprinkle on a handful of mozzarella cheese.
  11. Top the pizza with the cooked sausage, fennel, and sweet potato.
  12. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
  13. Top the pizza with basil leaves and grated Parmesan.
  14. Slice and serve hot.