Pasquale's Favorite Pizza Topping

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese or 1/4 cup romano cheese
• 1 garlic clove, thinly-sliced vertically
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs sweet italian sausage, casing removed
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese, grated
• 2 (28 ounce) cans italian plum tomatoes, chopped and drained well

Recipe

• 1 in a large, deep frypan, lightly brown garlic in oil--do not burn. discard garlic.
• 2 add crumbled sausage, onion and fennel to oil in frypan and saute over medium-high heat till sausage is browned.
• 3 drain all liquid from pan.
• 4 add well-drained tomatoes, 1/4-cup cheese, oregano, basil and salt.
• 5 simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 25 minutes.
• 6 spoon half of topping onto each shell (pizza crust) using slotted spoon.
• 7 sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.
• 8 bake at 450-475 degrees for 20-25 minutes or till crust is crisp and brown.