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Sweet Potato and Apple-Chicken Sausage Pizza

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 8
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Sausage and cheese pizza? Yes! New twists on classics? Yes! Try pizza with apple-chicken sausage, sweet potatoes, maple syrup and two kinds of cheese.
Updated Mar 28, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Angela Greig
Mableton, Georgia
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Ingredients

  • 5 teaspoons Crisco® Light Olive Oil
  • 2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions (about 8 oz)
  • 9 oz fully cooked apple chicken sausage, diced (about 3 links)
  • 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 8 oz Gruyère cheese, shredded
  • 1 small sweet potato, peeled, very thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 3 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook uncovered 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently, or until tender and golden brown.
  • 2
    Remove onion from skillet; set aside. Cook sausage in same skillet over medium-high heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until lightly browned.
  • 3
    Brush 1 teaspoon of the oil in bottom of 15x10-inch pan with sides. Unroll pizza dough in pan; press dough to fit pan. In small bowl, mix cream cheese and maple syrup until well blended. Spread evenly over pizza dough. Top cream cheese layer evenly with onion and sausage. Sprinkle with cheese.
  • 4
    In medium bowl, toss sliced sweet potato with remaining 1 teaspoon oil, nutmeg and thyme. Evenly distribute sweet potato slices over pizza. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • 5
    Bake 18 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown, cheese is melted, and sweet potato slices are tender. To serve, cut into 8 squares.

Nutrition Information

410 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 19g Protein, 39g Total Carbohydrate, 10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
31%
Saturated Fat
9g
44%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
65mg
22%
Sodium
750mg
31%
Potassium
240mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Sugars
10g
Protein
19g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
80%
80%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
30%
30%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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