Sausage Ricotta Hot Honey Pizza

Close-up of a rectangular pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, ground beef, fresh basil leaves, and dollops of ricotta cheese on top

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!

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