Sausage Tomato Basil Paleo Pizza {GF, DF}

This hearty Paleo pizza has a thin, crisp and chewy crust with a sausage and fresh tomato basil topping that you can make spicy or mild to suit your tastes.  The perfect filling and healthy pizza to make when a craving hits!  Gluten free, dairy free, grain free, Paleo.

A few of you asked about the pizza toppings shown in photos with my crust recipe last week, and that’s exactly what I’m sharing today – a super filling, quick and easy topping for your (quick & easy!) pizza crust.

Have you guys noticed I have a couple of “sausage pizza” inspired recipes?  I’m sausage pizza’s biggest fan, that’s why.  So….rather than make something that sort of tastes like sausage pizza, I figured I’d just go for it and make a flipping actual sausage pizza.  Paleo style, of course.

And don’t think for a moment that you need to put this topping on my pizza crust – it would go well on everything from baked sweet potatoes, to greens, to eggs, to bacon and eggs, to…well, I hope you get the picture.

But, oh, that crust!  I’d say as long as you’re not doing the Whole30 (bad Whole30’er looking at this if you are!!) then you need to try the crust as well.  The entire pizza – crust included – takes just 30 minutes to make, so really, no excuses!  Just seriously tasty, healthy, filling paleo pizza.

You can make it spicy if you want, and keep it sweet ‘n mild if spice isn’t your thing.  I wound up using hot Italian sausage for this, and it was just perfect.  I’m not all that brave with super spicy food, but when it comes to sausage I definitely like a little heat 🙂

I decided to go ultra fresh with the topping by using fresh chopped tomatoes and just keeping everything nice and simple.  Fresh tomatoes, red onion, garlic, and basil.  I did add a bit of nutritional yeast (a paleo-friendly flavoring) for a boost of cheesy flavor, since we’re going for that delicious genuine pizza flavor here.  However, don’t think you have to add the nutritional yeast to make this pizza perfect – it will be just as good without, it’s entirely up to you whether or not to add it.

You can also skip the extra onions on top if that make it just a bit too intense (onion-y?) for you.   As for the baking, I wound up baking my crust for 10 minutes, topping the pizza, and then simply placing it under the broiler for about 5 minutes to get the topping nice and toasty.  If you prefer, you can also just throw the pizza back in the oven (throw = gently place) for 5-10 minutes until nice and toasty.  It’s very forgiving!

After that, you’re on your own to slice, serve, take seconds, take thirds, etc.  It’s so good, you should probably have at least one other person around when this comes out of the oven to share with.  Not that you would make a 10 inch pizza with 1/2 lb of sausage on it with no one else around.  I mean, not unless you’re a food blogger like me, because that is exactly how we spend our days, by the way.  A whole pizza, a whole cheesecake, and not a witness in sight 😉

Sausage Tomato Basil Paleo Pizza {GF, DF}

Sausage Tomato Basil Paleo Pizza {GF, DF}

A hearty Paleo pizza with thin chewy crust and a sausage and fresh tomato basil topping that you can make spicy or milk to suit your tastes. The perfect filling and healthy pizza to make when a craving hits! Gluten free, dairy free, grain free, Paleo.

Author: Michele Rosen

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Course: Lunch/Dinner

Cuisine: Paleo

Servings: 1 10 inch pizza

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Ingredients

• 1 Paleo Pizza Crust Recipe baked 10-15 mins
• 2 large tomatoes chopped, extra liquid and seeds discarded (about 1.5 cups chopped)
• 1/2 lb spicy Italian sausage use or sweet, plus a pinch red pepper flakes if desired
• 1 med/large red onion divided, half of it chopped, half thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1/4 cup basil leaves torn
• 1 tsp olive oil for cooking sausage and onions
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

Instructions

1. Bake your pizza crust at 450 degrees for 10-15 mins as directed in the Paleo Pizza Crust Recipe.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil.
3. Cook sausage, chopped onions, and red pepper flakes, if using, in the olive oil over med heat until browned, add garlic and cook for a minute.
4. After garlic is soft, add tomatoes, salt, pepper and nutritional yeast and continue to cook, stirring for about 3 more minutes until the tomatoes break down and sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir in torn basil leaves, set aside
5. Spread the mixture over pre-baked crust (you may have leftovers, which you can save for another use - this is great with eggs!) and top with remaining thinly sliced red onions if desired.
6. Return the topped pizza to the oven to bake for another 5-10 mins. If you prefer, you can broil the pizza instead of baking until the sausage is crisp and the onions begin to brown. Make sure to watch the broiler to avoid burning the crust!

Recipe Notes

RECIPE NOTE: Prep time and cook time include the time needed to prepare and bake the crust.

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