New Orleans sausage pizza
7
Point(s)
Total Time
38 min
Prep
7 min
Cook
31 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
The base for this savory topping is what’s known as the holy trinity of New Orleans cooking: onion, celery, and bell pepper. Use French bread that you can buy in the supermarket, one that isn’t too dense or crusty, and not a baguette, which would be too narrow, to make this pizza. Also keep in mind that some store-bought Cajun seasoning blends are high in sodium. Here is our own low-salt blend: Combine 1 tablespoon paprika and 1 teaspoon each onion powder, garlic powder, salt, freshly ground pepper, dried thyme, dried oregano, and cayenne. It makes about 3 tablespoons and keeps well in a screw-top jar on the pantry shelf for up to one year.
Ingredients
Smoked pork link sausage(s)
4 oz, or andouille variety, diced
Uncooked onion(s)
1 small, chopped
Green pepper(s)
1 small, seeded and chopped
Uncooked celery
1 rib(s), small, chopped
Cajun seasoning
2 tsp
Canned tomato sauce
1 cup(s)
French bread
4 oz, loaf
Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
½ cup(s), smoked variety
Uncooked scallion(s)
1 medium, thinly sliced