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Roasted Veggie and Sausage French Bread Pizza

A rustic, cheesy french bread pizza with Italian sausage, roasted veggies and a delectable herb cheese blend.
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine American
Keyword entree, french bread pizza, pizza, sausage, vegetables
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients

Roasted Veggie and Sausage French Bread Pizza Ingredients:

  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 5 - 6 crimini mushrooms cut into 8ths about 2 cups
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon olive oil plus more for drizzling on bread
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 10 cloves garlic unpeeled
  • 3/4 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
  • 1 loaf french bread halved lengthwise
  • 1 clove garlic peeled
  • pizza sauce
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • herb cheese

Pizza Sauce

  • 8 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Herb Cheese

  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

  • Combine tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano together in a bowl. Allow to set at room temperature for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Toss unpeeled garlic cloves with remaining teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Add marinated tomatoes and mushrooms to the pan and roast until the veggies and garlic are soft, about 10 more minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook sausage until cooked through.
  • Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small sauce pan and heat until warmed through.
  • Combine all ingredients for herb cheese blend.
  • Remove veggies from the oven. Peel garlic. Set aside.
  • Place french bread on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Rub with uncooked peeled garlic clove.
  • To assemble the pizzas spoon sauce on top, top each half with 1 cup of mozzarella, divide sausage and roasted veggie mixture equally between the pizzas. Bake in oven for 10 - 12 minutes or until cheese has started to melt. Remove from oven, sprinkle with herb cheese blend. Return to oven and bake for 2 - 3 more minutes or until Parmesan just starts to melt. Slice and serve.

Notes

Enjoy!