Sausage & Goat Cheese Pizza

A few weeks ago I made a pasta dish with turkey sausage, goat cheese & spinach and it was so good I decided to translate it into a pizza (for the original recipe click here).  This pizza is a great mid week dinner that can be thrown together and cooked in 30-40 minutes and gives you some veggie and oil servings with the punch of spicy sausage. The crust gets nice and crispy from the oil, the spinach wilts down and provides a slight bitter taste which is offset by the sweetness of the onions, the sausage and red pepper provides a little bit of heat and the goat cheese is a nice creamy addition to this wonderful pizza.

Sausage & Goat Cheese Pizza: Serves 4-8

1 Pillsbury Pizza Crust
2TB Olive Oil
2 Cloves Garlic - Sliced
2 Spicy Turkey Sausage Brats
1 Onion - Thinly Sliced
4oz Goat Cheese
8-10oz Fresh Spinach
1/4tsp Red Pepper Flakes

First lets get the ingredients ready to make the pizza. In a small sauce pot add 1/2TB of oil over medium-low heat then add the onions, and toss to coat. Stir every 30-40 seconds and let them slowly caramelize and brown. Once the onions have browned remove them from the heat and set to the side. Mine took approximately 20 minutes.

While the onions are cooking remove the sausage from its casing and brown over medium heat in a saute pan. Once browned, drain and set to the side.

In a small saute pan add remaining oil with sliced garlic and cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Discard garlic and retain the oil.

Grease a cookie sheet and spread the crust out to fill the cookie sheet. Brush the oil onto the crust then add the spinach in an even layer, followed by the onions and sausage. Finally crumble the goat cheese and distribute evenly over the top with the red pepper flakes.

Place the pizza in a 400° oven for 12-15 minutes. Once the crust has started to brown the pizza is ready! Slice and enjoy.

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WW: 13 Points Plus / serving @ 4 servings
6 Points Plus / serving @ 8 servings