Friday Pizza Bomb

 

As a rule, I think the less you put on a pizza, the better – but last night I had some things in the fridge that I kept looking at and thinking…” OK, I’m gonna put that on too”.

So this pizza – from the bottom up was: olive oil, marinara sauce, provolone cheese, mozzarella cheese, fried eggplant, yellow onion, green pepper, mushrooms, sweet Italian sausage. It held together very well (under the weight) and tasted great.

Note: When I make eggplant Parmesan I usually freeze some of the fried eggplant to use later on pizza – one of my favorite pizzas is meatball and eggplant.

• 1 dough (from supermarket bakery – ask them for one of their Italian or French bread dough – tell them you are going to use it for pizza. Here in FL I can get it at Albertsons or Publix.
• Shortening
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil for drizzling
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup marinara sauce
• ½ lb sliced provolone cheese
• 4 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ large green pepper diced
• 1 medium yellow onion – slivered
• 10 small pieces of fried eggplant
• 1 link of sweet Italian sausage – remove from the casing and break it into small pieces – place on a microwave safe plate and microwave for 2 minutes on high prior to putting it on the pizza
• Garlic powder
• Dried oregano

Grease your pizza pan with shortening (omit if you are using a non-stick pan or a pizza stone). On a floured board or counter top spread or roll the dough (from the center outward) until it is the right size for your pizza pan. Place on the pizza pan and make your crust edges. Drizzle the dough with olive oil and spread it out evenly with your hands – then sprinkle with fresh ground black pepper. Spread marinara sauce over the dough almost to the edges.

Lay on the provolone cheese first, then the mozzarella cheese evenly. Next add the onions, peppers, eggplant, mushrooms, and sausage. You want the sausage to be on the top so that it cooks thoroughly.

Drizzle over the top with more olive oil, then shake on some garlic powder, and dried oregano. Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until crust is desired color and the bottom is well done. Serve with your favorite beer or red wine and a nice salad. Enjoy!

=Dad

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