Sausage Ricotta Hot Honey Pizza
Ingredients (serves 2 people)
Pizza dough - 1 store bought bag or homemade
San Marzano tomatoes - 1 can of peeled tomatoes
Tomato paste - 2 tbsp
Ground pork - 8 oz
Mozzarella cheese - 1 cup shredded
Ricotta cheese - 1/2 cup
Hot Honey - 1-2 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Fresh basil - a few leaves
Garlic powder - 1 tsp
Herbs de Provence - 1/2 tsp
Onion powder - 1 tsp
Salt, pepper, flour, and extra virgin olive oil (on hand, as needed)
Optional adds for your pizza - sugar for your pizza sauce, vidalia onions, pineapple, olives, anything your heart desires!
Steps
1.) Take your dough out of the fridge
2.) Preheat the oven to 450 degrees
3.) Flour your countertop or large cutting board and rest the dough on it. Set aside
4.) In a medium sized bowl, put onion powder, garlic powder, herbs de Provence, a little salt and pepper
5.) Open the can of peeled San Marzano tomatoes. Use scissors to cut them in half
6.) Pour about 12 ounces of the tomatoes into your spice bowl
7.) Add tomato paste to the sauce bowl. Mix thoroughly with a whisk.
8.) Set your sauce aside
9.) Put a nonstick pan over medium heat with a tbsp olive oil
10.) Throw your pork into the pan, use a spatula to separate into 1-inch cubes, season with a little salt/pepper
11.) Cook your pork on low-medium until golden brown for about 10 min. Set aside.
12.) Knead your dough, play with it in the air, roll it out
13.) Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray or pizza stone
14.) When you feel like your dough is shaped nicely, lay it on a pizza stone or baking sheet
15.) Spread your homemade pizza sauce on dough, sprinkle mozz cheese and pieces of sausage
16.) Put pizza in the oven for about 12 min
17.) Take out your pizza from the oven and top with fresh basil, dollops of ricotta, and honey drizzle
18.) Put your pizza back in the oven at 450 for a few minutes
19.) Take out pizza, cut, and enjoy!

