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Thick Crust Sausage Pizza

This sausage pizza recipe has a thick doughy crust, cooked Italian sauce, pizza sauce, and lots of melted cheese. Great for an easy meal any night of the week.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword sausage pizza, thick crust pizza
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 pieces

Equipment

  • 9x13 baking sheet
  • parchment paper

Ingredients

  • 2 6.5 ounce boxes Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 pound Italian sausage
  • 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 15 ounces prepared pizza sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning

Instructions

  • To start the pizza, combine two boxes of Jiffy Pizza Crust with 1 cup of warm water in a bowl. Stir to combine until there are no clumps, then place a towel over the bowl and let rise 10 minutes.
    2 6.5 ounce boxes Jiffy Pizza Crust Mix, 1 cup warm water
  • While the crust rises, in a pan over medium-high heat, cook the sausage. Breaking it up as it cooks into small bite-size pieces.
    1 pound Italian sausage
  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and add parchment paper to a 9"x13" baking sheet (make sure it has an edge to it).
  • Flour your hands a bit and take the dough out of the bowl. Form the dough to the baking sheet size. Push the dough all the way to the edge and then up the sides a bit.
  • Take prepared sauce and top crust with it pushing to all sides. Top off with the sausage. Then add the shredded cheese.
    15 ounces prepared pizza sauce, 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • Optional: Over the top of the cheese, sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder, then 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning.
    1/2 tablespoon garlic powder, 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • Cook in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • Cut into 12 pieces. Enjoy!

Notes

Tips for making Thick Crust Sausage Pizza:
  • Make sure that the sausage is cooked before adding it to the top of the pizza.
  • To store: add leftovers to a covered container and refrigerate. Eat within 3 days. Reheat in the microwave, oven, or air fryer.