This is a copycat recipe of Papa Murphy's cowboy pizza — it is filling and very hearty with two meats, mushrooms, olives, and three different cheeses. The best part is that you can make two plus pizzas for the price it costs to buy one. Make one dinner and freeze one for later!
Ingredients
- ounces mild Italian sausage: 8 piece
- olive oil: 1 tsp
- 12-inch size Italian pizza crust: 1 piece
- prepared pizza sauce: 1 cup
- mozzarella cheese: 2 cups (shredded)
- pepperoni slices: 25 piece
- button mushrooms: 3 piece (sliced)
- black olives: 1 can (2.25 ounce can, drained, sliced)
- cheddar cheese: 1 cup (shredded)
- freshly grated Parmesan cheese: 2 Tbsp
- parsley: 0.25 tsp (dried)
- oregano: 0.25 tsp (dried)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (210 degrees C).
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook Italian sausage until browned, breaking it up into fine crumbles, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain extra grease if necessary.
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Brush olive oil over pizza crust. Spread pizza sauce over crust and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.
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Evenly distribute pepperoni slices, mushroom slices, Italian sausage, and olive slices in that order over the mozzarella.
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In a small bowl combine Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, and oregano. Top the pizza with this mixture.
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Place pizza on a pizza pan and bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 14 minutes. For a crispier crust, bake pizza directly on the oven rack.
