Nunya Business Class of '93 Square Cheese Pizza
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 926
- Total Fat
- 61
- Saturated Fat
- 31
- Carbohydrates
- 43
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 15
- Protein
- 51
- Cholesterol
- 174
- Sodium
- 2123
- Total: 35 min
- Active: 35 min
Ingredients
Olive oil, for cooking and drizzling
8 ounces hot Italian sausage, rolled into balls just larger than a marble
1 large loaf focaccia bread, sliced in half horizontally
3 cups pizza sauce
1/4 cup hot honey
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or Italian cheese blend
3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan (like sand)
4 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
Directions
- For the sausage: Heat a medium saute pan with 1/2 inch olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the sausage balls and cook, turning, until they are golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel–lined plate.
- For the base: Place a large, empty baking sheet (that will fit both halves of the focaccia) in the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the sauce and cheese: Whisk together the pizza sauce, hot honey, basil and oregano in a large bowl. Toss together the mozzarella, Parmesan and Italian seasoning in a second large bowl.
- Make the pizza: Ladle the sauce over the focaccia halves, cut-side up, then sprinkle with the cheese mixture. Add the sausage balls randomly around the top. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and quickly drizzle the pan with olive oil. Quickly place the focaccia halves on the baking sheet. Bake until the cheese melts but doesn’t brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and cut each foccacia half into 4 pieces.