Autumn Sausage and Sweet Potato Pizza - the warmest, heartiest, yummiest pizza without red sauce, topped with the best flavors of fall!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian, Pizza
Keyword sweet potato pizza
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 551kcal
Author Erica
Ingredients
1poundpizza dough
2teaspoonsolive oil
1large sweet potatopeeled and cubed
1cupmushroomscleaned & drained
2Italian sausage links
1tablespoonunsalted butter
1small onionthinly sliced
½cupred wineMerlot or Cabernet
Pine nutsoptional
White Cheese Sauce
½cupricotta cheese
2ouncesParmesan cheese
1teaspoongarlicdiced
1teaspoonolive oil
Italian seasoningto taste
Kosher saltto taste
Black pepperto taste
2cupsmozzarella cheese
Maple Cinnamon Drizzle
2tablespoonsolive oil
2teaspoonsmaple syrup
Pinch cinnamon
Kosher saltto taste
Black pepperto taste
Fried Sage
1bunch fresh sage leaves
¼cupolive oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Roll and stretch your dough out to a 16-inch round and set on baking sheet, pizza pan, or stone.
Poke the center of the dough with the tines of a fork, leaving a 1-inch rim untouched. Bake for 3-5 minutes, pressing down any puffed dough after removing it from the oven. Set aside.
Scatter sweet potato cubes and mushrooms on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, then roast in 425 degree oven for 18-22 minutes.
While that's roasting, cook the sausage. Set a saute pan on the stove over medium heat. Remove the sausages from their casings and break the meat apart in the pan. Cook fully, then remove to a paper-towel lined plate to drain, reserving about 1 teaspoon of grease in the pan.
Add butter to grease and melt together, then add onions to pan. Allow to caramelize for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour in wine about 1-1.5 ounces at a time, allowing it to cook into the onions a bit before adding more. Cook down until there is no liquid left, then remove from heat.
White Cheese Sauce
Combine ricotta, Parmesan, garlic, 1 teaspoon olive oil, Italian season, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Mix until well blended, then spread on top of par-baked crust.
Scatter cooked sausage on top of cheese sauce, then wine-caramelized onions. Sprinkle on 1 cup of Mozzarella, the add roasted sweet potatoes and mushrooms, and remaining Mozzarella.
Bake at 425 degrees for 18-20 minutes, until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.
Maple Cinnamon Drizzle
Combine 2 Tablespoons olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Stir together well.
Fried Sage
In a small, clean saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Fry sage leaves in oil for 1 minute on each side, removing to a paper towel to dry.
When pizza is out of the oven, top with crispy sage leaves, pine nuts, and Maple Cinnamon Drizzle. Slice to desired size, serve, and enjoy!