Mini Stuffed Meatball Pizza with Garlic-Parmesan Sausage-Stuffed Crust
Mini Stuffed Meatball Pizza with Garlic-Parmesan Sausage-Stuffed Crust


Ingredients
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1
cup
very warm water
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2 1/4
teaspoons
active dry yeast
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1
tablespoon
sugar
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2
tablespoons
Bertolli Olive Oil (for making the dough)
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2
tablespoons
Bertolli Olive Oil (for preparing the toppings)
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1
teaspoon
salt
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3
cups
all purpose flour
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1
package
Johnsonville Sweet Italian Sausage links
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2
ounces
Monterrey Jack or Provolone cheese, cut into 36 pieces
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1
medium
green pepper, thinly sliced
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3
cloves
garlic, thinly sliced
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1
medium
onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
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1/2
cup
sliced black olives (optional)
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2/3
cup
pizza sauce
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2
cups
Mozzarella cheese
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1
tablespoon
cold butter
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1/2
teaspoon
garlic powder
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1/4
cup
Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese
REVIEWS
Directions
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Stir yeast into water in large bowl.
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Add sugar, olive oil, salt, and flour and stir until dough forms.
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Turn onto lightly-floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
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Place in large bowl brushed with oil, turning to cover all sides of dough.
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Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until double, about 30 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Remove sausage links from casings; set two links aside.
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Divide remaining three links into 10-12 pieces each.
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Wrap a chunk of Monterrey Jack cheese with one piece of sausage to form meatball.
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Repeat with remaining cheese and sausage.
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Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in ten-inch skillet over medium heat.
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Add onions and green pepper; cook until browned and tender, about 5 minutes.
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Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about one minute.
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Spoon mixture into bowl; set aside.
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Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil in same skillet.
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Cook remaining sausage links until browned, breaking apart into small pieces, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
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Shape pizza dough into large circle about 1 inch wider than large pizza pan or pizza stone.
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Sprinkle cooked sausage and ½ cup shredded mozzarella 1 inch from edge of dough; fold dough over cheese and sausage and press to seal and form stuffed crust.
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Bake in oven for 5 minutes.
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Remove crust from oven and spread pizza sauce over crust.
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Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
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Top with onion mixture and olives.
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Evenly distribute meatballs on pizza.
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Bake for 17-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and meatballs are cooked through.
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Remove from oven; immediately rub butter over crust and sprinkle crust with garlic powder and Parmesan cheese, sprinkling extra cheese over entire pizza.
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Let sit for 5 minutes and serve.