Italian Sausage and Alfredo Pizza
Mix up pizza night! This Italian Sausage and Alfredo Pizza features a delicious alfredo sauce base topped with juicy Italian sausage and fresh arugula!
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 236kcal
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
- ⅓ cup milk
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
For the Pizza
- 8 oz. hot Italian sausage crumbled
- 1 batch pizza dough store-bought or homemade
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp Italian seasonings
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 8-oz. ball fresh mozzarella, cut into thin slices
- ¼ cup red onion thinly sliced
- ½ cup fresh arugula chopped
Instructions
For the Sauce
- Using a heavy saucepan, add butter and place over medium heat until butter has completely melted.
- Add flour and stir well. Continue cooking for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent flour from burning.
- Add chicken stock, milk, garlic, salt and pepper; stir mixture until smooth.
- Bring mixture to a simmer and cook on low heat, stirring often, for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add Parmesan cheese; stir until smooth.
For the Pizza
- Using a medium skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until fully cooked. Drain sausage and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 460°F.
- Roll pizza dough into a 15-16” round circle. Place dough on a piece of parchment paper.
- In a small dish, combine the olive oil, Italian seasonings, salt and garlic powder. Brush this mixture around the outer 1” of the dough. (This will become the crust for the pizza.)
- Spread sauce evenly around the inner portion of dough.
- Place slices of mozzarella evenly on top of sauce.
- Top with sliced onions and cooked Italian sausage.
- Bake at 460°F for 12-13 minutes, or until pizza crust is golden brown in color.
- Garnish with fresh arugula before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 1166mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 240mg | Iron: 2mg
