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Chicken Sausage and Herb Wheat Pizza

January 17, 2014 by Jaida Leave a Comment

It’s Friday…woot woot! We made it y’all! The weekend is here! Well, in a few hours it will be at least. I’m looking forward to a three-day weekend, since I took Monday off to go to the circus!! Yes, I’m 33 years old and I’m excited about going to the circus. It’ll be my first time, I get to see the elephants, and we’ll be going with my bestie and Godson…what could be better?? Squee! (Did I mention that I’m really a five-year-old trapped in a 33-year-old body?)

Well, maybe to un-infantalize myself, I should tell you about this “grown-up” pizza that we had last weekend, eh? J much prefers my homemade pizza to the store-bought varieties, so when we saw this one, I put in on the menu with my own modifications already in mind.

Chicken Sausage and Herb Wheat Pizza
J also loves marinara sauce and the original recipe didn’t call for any sauce…?!?!? Fortunately I still had some of mine in the freezer so I opted to sauce up the pizza. J had never had chicken sausage before and back in the day, my friend and old roomie used to buy different stuffed varieties for dinner…so delicious! I used a chipotle and mozzarella stuffed variety for this pizza, but you can use whatever kind you fancy…regular italian, gouda and apple…whatevs. Mmm…now I want some more chicken sausage.
The recipe for the dough I was not a fan of…while it said it needed less time to rise, it just didn’t turn out very well, so I will stick with my tried-and-true wheat crust recipe (with the addition of rosemary!) thankyouverymuch. It’s Friday, and Friday seems to be a very popular “pizza night” for many folks…so you should make this your  pizza to try. If not tonight, definitely tomorrow!
Chicken Sausage and Herb Wheat Pizza
Adapted from Pampered Chef: Make it Healthy, Make it Fresh
 
Ingredients
For the dough
  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, plus extra for coating the bowl
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (or white whole wheat flour)
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
For the sauce

  • 3 mince garlic cloves
  • 3 Tbs olive oil
  • 1 can tomato puree (29 oz)
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes (28 oz)
  • 2 Tbs brown sugar
  • 2 Tbs dried oregano
  • 2 Tbs dried basil leaves
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
For the pizza
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 6 oz cooked chicken sausage (Italian, or your other variety)
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 2 oz shredded Mozzarella
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves, thinly sliced
Preparation
To prepare the dough
  1. Mix the water, honey & oil in a bowl. Sprinkle the yeast on top and let sit until it gets foamy.
  2. In another bowl, combine the flour, rosemary & salt. Add the water mixture 1/2 cup at a time until fully incorporated. If the dough is sticky, add more flour; if it is stiff, add more water. Continue to mix until it feels elastic. Spread onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is smooth and easy to work with. Do not overwork or it will be tough.
  3. Oil a third bowl, and place the dough in it, turning to coat all sides. Drizzle a little extra oil over the top of the dough. Seal tightly with plastic wrap and set in a warm place to rise, about an hour. Dough will double in size.Punch the dough down and knead on a slightly floured surface until smooth.
  4. Sprinkle a little flour onto your rolling surface, and roll out your dough. You can use a rolling pin, or just stretch it into your desired shape by hand. I usually roll mine out as thin as possible, 1/2 inch or so. It doesn’t have to be perfectly round…I actually prefer it to be a little odd-shaped. Gives it more character!

While the dough is rising, prepare your sauce

  1. In a large pot, saute garlic and oil for 2 minutes.
  2. Stir in all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer about 30 minutes.
To prepare the pizza

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with foil (or you can use a pizza stone if you have one…I don’t.) Place your rolled out dough onto the baking sheet.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the oil, garlic, and rosemary. Brush this mixture evenly over the dough and place in the oven. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, or until the crust is gold brown.
  3. Remove the crust from the oven and spoon your desired amount of pizza sauce on (J likes extra sauce). The top with chicken sausage, tomatoes, and a healthy layer of cheese.
  4. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until the crust is a deep golden brown and the cheese is melted.
  5. Remove and top with black pepper and sliced basil.

This was one tasty pizza folks…and purdy healthy as far as pizza is concerned!

Filed Under: Chicken, Main Dish, Pizza Tagged With: Basil, Chicken, Chicken Sausage

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