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Sweet Potato and Apple-Chicken Sausage Pizza

Prep 30 min
Total 55 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 8

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. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated March 28, 2014

Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012

Angela Greig

Mableton, Georgia

Ingredients

teaspoons Crisco® Light Olive Oil

cups thinly sliced sweet onions (about 8 oz)

oz fully cooked apple chicken sausage, diced (about 3 links)

can Pillsbury™ refrigerated classic pizza crust

package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened

tablespoon maple syrup

oz Gruyère cheese, shredded

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

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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

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 410
Calories from Fat: 180

% Daily Value

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;