Description
This Spicy Sausage and Pepperoncini Thin Crust Pizza is a flavor-packed delight that combines the heat of spicy Italian sausage with tangy pepperoncini peppers on a crispy, thin crust. Perfect for a homemade pizza night!
Ingredients
Scale
Thin Crust Pizza:
- 1 prepared thin pizza crust (store-bought or homemade)
Pizza Toppings:
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 pound spicy Italian sausage (cooked and crumbled)
- 1/3 cup sliced pepperoncini peppers (drained)
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Olive oil for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C) with a pizza stone or baking sheet inside.
- Prepare the Crust: Place the crust on parchment paper, brush edges with olive oil, spread pizza sauce, add mozzarella.
- Add Toppings: Top with sausage, pepperoncini, red pepper flakes, Parmesan, and oregano.
- Bake: Transfer pizza to the hot stone/sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- Serve: Slice and serve hot.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, bake directly on the stone/sheet for the final 2 minutes.
- Substitute banana peppers for a milder flavor if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 slices
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 880mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 21g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
