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Recently I have been working on a lot of recipes that repurpose classic Thanksgiving dishes and next on my hitlist is stuffing. Stuffing is, for most people, the best part of the Turkey Day meal. What’s not to love about it? Mmm, bread. I have been trying to think about what to do with the inevitable leftover stuffing this Thanksgiving. Then it hit me. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving! No, I’m not talking about going shopping.
For a lot of family’s Friday is Pizza Day. I know that’s how it was in my husband’s household growing up. Even at my daughter’s pre-school they serve pizza for lunch on Friday. So what better way to repurpose stuffing than to try my hand at making Thanksgiving Stuffing Pizza? I know, carb overload, but my mouth is watering at the possibilities!
Now I grew up in an Italian household, so naturally, I wanted to make some slight changes to the traditional stuffing by adding Johnsonville Ground Italian Sauage to the mix. All of Johnsonville’s Ground Italian Sausage is All Natural and adds flavor to any recipes. It is available in three flavors: mild, sweet, and hot! Check out the recipe below!
Thanksgiving Stuffing Pizza Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound pizza dough
1 Package Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage
1 Large Yellow Onion diced
All-purpose flour, for dusting
1/2 teaspoon cornmeal
10 ounces herb seasoned stuffing cubes
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Stick the pizza stone on the top rack to pre-heat.
Start by making the stuffing. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add in diced onions.
Cook and stir 5-10 minutes longer, until sausage is no longer pink and onions are translucent.
Cook 1 cup of the onion and sausage mixture for another 5 minutes and keep for on top of the pizza.
In a large bowl combine the stuffing cubes and sausage mixture. Stir in 1 cups broth, two eggs beaten, and 1/2 cup fresh parsley.
Toss to combine and spoon into a greased sprayed baking dish.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
While the stuffing is baking, roll out the pizza dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface.
Take the warmed pizza stone out of the oven, dust with1/2 teaspoon cornmeal and put the dough on top. Put the dough in the oven for 5 minutes.
Now, lay a thin layer of stuffing over the pizza pie.
Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
Take out of the oven and add 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
Sprinkle sausage and onion you set aside earlier all over the pizza with 1/4 cup of parsley.
Bake for another 10 minutes.
Serve hot.
Thanksgiving Stuffing Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 1 Package Johnsonville® Mild Ground Italian Sausage
- 1 Large Yellow Onion diced
- All-purpose flour for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon cornmeal
- 10 ounces herb seasoned stuffing cubes
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Stick the pizza stone on the top rack to pre-heat.
- Start by making the stuffing. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add in diced onions.
- Cook and stir 5-10 minutes longer, until sausage is no longer pink and onions are translucent.
- Cook 1 cup of the onion and sausage mixture for another 5 minutes and keep for on top of the pizza.
- In a large bowl combine the stuffing cubes and sausage mixture. Stir in 1 cups broth, 2 eggs beaten, and 1/2 cup fresh parsley.
- Toss to combine and spoon into a greased sprayed pan 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- While the stuffing is baking, roll out the pizza dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface.
- Take the warmed pizza stone out of the oven, dust with1/2 teaspoon cornmeal and put the dough on top. Put the dough in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Now, lay a thin layer of stuffing over the pizza pie.
- Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and add 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
- Sprinkle sausage and onion you set aside earlier all over the pizza with 1/4 cup of parsley.
- Bake for another 10 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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What a tasty recipe idea. I love Thanksgiving food.