Pizza Supreme

Total Time: 1 hr 48 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1 lb) pizza dough (your choice)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 14 ounces tomatoes
• 3 ounces tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 links hot italian sausage
• 15 ripe olives, sliced
• 3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 red pepper, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup provolone cheese, shredded
• 2 ounces pepperoni, sliced
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 make pizza dough and let rise.
• 2 partially cook the dough in a 425 deg. oven for 6-8 minute. (i like to use parchment paper on a pizza stone.).
• 3 in a large skillet, heat olive oil. add onion and cook for a few minutes till opaque. add garlic and parsley, cook a few minutes more.
• 4 put tomatoes through a blender and add to the skillet.
• 5 add tomato paste, sugar, salt, pepper, pepper flakes and oregano.
• 6 bring to a boil, turn down to simmer for at least half an hour. more if you have time.
• 7 remove from stove and cool.
• 8 while the sauce is simmering, cook sausage in a different skillet. take it out of the casing and break it up to brown.
• 9 spread the sauce evenly over the partially cooked pizza dough.
• 10 sprinkle the sausage over the sauce on the dough.
• 11 add the olives, mushrooms, red pepper, mozzarella, and provolone cheese over the sausage and sauce.
• 12 place the pepperoni over the top and add the parmesan cheese.
• 13 bake at 425 deg. for approximately 12-15 minute. until the cheese is melted and the dough has finished cooking.