Mexican Pizza With Ranchero Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 garlic, minced
• 4 cups tomatoes, chopped
• 2 anaheim chilies, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 14 inches prepared pizza crust (or 1 boboli cooked crust)
• 1/2 lb italian sausage, cooked, drained and crumbled
• 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup red onion, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons jalapeno peppers (pickled)

Recipe

• 1 ranchero sauce: in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and add onion. cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 2 add garlic and cook 2 minutes more or until onion is translucent. add tomatoes, chilies, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 3 simmer until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes, stirring ocassionally. stir in cilantro.
• 4 preheat oven to 500. spread 1 cup ranchero sauce evenly over pizza. cover with cooked sausage and sprinkle cheese over top.
• 5 add onion, red pepper strips and jalapeno peppers (if using) over cheese.
• 6 bake 15 - 20 minutes.