Pizza and Better Call Saul

I've said it before and I'll say it again, pizza is a wonder-food. There's absolutely nothing like it and you could eat it multiple times with multiple toppings and never get bored with it. Case-in-point, we had pizza for dinner Friday night, last night and tonight and I'm still craving pizza. 

Hot Italian Sausage and Green Chile Pizza

1/2 pound ground hot Italian sausage 

1 can whole grain pizza dough 

1 8 oz can tomato sauce 

1 Tbsp oregano

1 Tbsp Basil

1 tbsp garlic powder 

1 tbsp onion powder 

1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil 

1/2 tbsp cayenne 

Salt and pepper to taste 

2 cups cheese (I used a pizza blend - mozzarella, provolone, parmesan) 

1 cup chopped green chile (Bueno is always my favorite when I don't have fresh)

Brown the sausage in a skillet and dry on a layer of paper towels to drain fat. 

In a small saucepan heat up the can of tomato sauce. Now, I know what you're thinking, "why use canned?! Isn't homemade always better?" The simple answer is yes, however, canned can be a great time saver and if you doctor it up just right it's a good substitute. Mix in your desired spice combo and heat throughly. 

Follow the instructions on your dough can, again, yes homemade is always superior and worth the effort but when you come home from a 9 hour work day, an hour at the gym, and have plans for 8:00 (in this case watching Better Call Saul because Vince Giligan is a genius), premade cheat-dough is the way to go. 

Layer sauce, Italian sausage, green chile and cheese onto you par-baked pizza crust. This step is optional but I always like to brush the edges of my crust with olive oil, this step creates golden and crispy crusts. Bake pizza for 8 minutes at 400 degrees and turn on the broiler to get brown and bubbly cheese for 2 minutes. 

Enjoy your very own Hot Italian Sausage and Green Chile Pizza