Elk Italian Sausage Pizza With Ricotta Cheese, Sautéed Mushrooms and Onion

Ingredients

• •1 pound elk sausage
• •7½ ounces ricotta cheese
• •1 cup tomato sauce
• •1 large shallot
• •4 cloves garlic
• •½ onion
• •1 cup shitake mushrooms
• •basil
• •oregano
• •1 tomato
• •parmesan cheese
• •1 large pizza crust

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Heat iron skillet on medium-high heat and cook elk Italian sausage until brown.
2. 2Remove from heat and set aside.
3. 3Add 3 tablespoons of grape seed oil to the skillet. Saut minced garlic cloves and diced shallot in pan until they begin to soften and brown.
4. 4Add sliced onion, sliced mushrooms and fresh oregano leaves to garlic and shallot mixture. Stir and continue to saut until onions become translucent and soft. Generally about 10-12 minutes.
5. 5Remove from heat when ready.
6. 6Heat oven to 400°F.
7. 7I like to take the left over oil from the pan and brush the top and bottom of my pizza crust.
8. 8Place pizza crust upside down on cookie sheet and place in oven for about 5-6 minutes or until the top of the pizza crust begins to brown.
9. 9Remove from oven.
10. 10Turn pizza crust right side up and cover the top of the crust with the ricotta cheese.
11. 11Add tomato sauce, top with elk Italian sausage, and add mushroom and onion mixture and then top off with chopped basil and fresh grated parmesan cheese.
12. 12Place in oven and bake approximately 12-14 minutes or until cheese is melted.
13. 13Remove from oven and enjoy.