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Turn pizza night into a wholesome family dinner with the perfect sausage sourdough pizza recipe. The sourdough pizza crust is one of the easiest pizza crusts you will ever make, and it is so delicious.
We love a good pizza night around here, I mean, who doesn’t? My kids are not picky eaters by any means, but they definitely have preferences on the foods they eat. Sourdough pizza is one of their absolute favorites.
I love making sourdough pizza on weeknights because it is so easy to make, requires zero planning, and is made with gut-healthy sourdough.
This sausage sourdough pizza is made on a delicious sourdough crust that will take you less than 20 minutes to put together. I promise this recipe will become a family favorite that the kids will love!
Why You’ll Love It
Sourdough: I opt for sourdough for many of my meals because it promotes gut health, is lower in gluten, and is more easily digestible. This crust is made with just sourdough starter, so you’ll get all of the benefits of sourdough in your pizza.
Quick meal: The best thing about this recipe is the pizza dough doesn’t need to rise. That means you have pizza crust ready in only 20 minutes!
Customizable: A wonderful benefit of homemade pizza as a meal is it is completely customizable. You can alter the sauce, cheese, and toppings to cater to your family’s preferences. Plus, you’ll never get bored of it because of the near-limitless topping options!
Ingredients
- Sourdough starter: Ripe sourdough starter is all you need for the pizza crust “dough.” This is an excellent way to use up sourdough discard! If you don’t have a starter, you can purchase one, get it from a friend, or learn how to make your own.
- Avocado oil: A drizzle of avocado oil keeps the crust from sticking to the skillet and gives it a nice texture. Olive oil will work too.
- Italian seasoning: Gives the crust lots of delicious Italian flavor!
- Salt: Essential for a flavorful crust. Most pizza crusts are made with salt kneaded into them; for this easy sourdough crust, we’ll sprinkle it on top.
- Marinara sauce: I often use a jar of marinara sauce to keep the meal quick and easy, but feel free to make your own if you prefer.
- Cheese: Mozzarella or pizza blend cheese is typical for pizza, but you can use whatever you have on hand.
- Sausage: Pre-made Italian sausage will work, or learn how to make your own later in this post!
- Vegetables: You can use any of your favorite pizza toppings! I use onion and bell peppers because they taste amazing with the sausage.
- Cast iron skillet or pizza stone: I like to use my 12-inch cast iron skillets because they make the pizza the perfect shape and size, but a pizza stone will work just as well.
How to Make Sausage Sourdough Pizza
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the cast-iron skillet or pizza stone into the oven while it is preheating.
Step 1: Once the oven is preheated, carefully remove the skillet or stone from the oven. Drizzle the pan with avocado oil and then pour the sourdough starter into the preheated skillet or stone.
Step 2: Drizzle the crust with avocado oil and sprinkle with salt and seasonings. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until the crust is crispy.
Step 3: Spread the pizza crust with pizza sauce.
Step 4: Sprinkle the pizza with shredded cheese.
Step 5: Brown the sausage in a separate cast iron and add seasoning.
Step 6: Top the pizza with sausage, onions, and peppers. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and toppings are hot. About 10 minutes.
Expert Tips
- Since we are using straight sourdough starter for this recipe, it is going to be sticky. This is why we need to make this in a cast-iron skillet or on a pizza stone.
- It is also important to preheat the skillet or stone before putting the dough onto the skillet. This will prevent it from sticking. When cooking anything in a cast-iron skillet, it is always best to preheat it first.
How to Make Homemade Pizza Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork (You can also use beef or turkey.)
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon of sea salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
Instructions
- Add the meat to a medium-sized skillet.
- Sprinkle with the spices and cook until done.
Alternative Pizza Toppings
There are so many ways to top a pizza. The more the toppings the better, in my opinion! However, my kid’s favorite is a traditional sausage sourdough pizza. You really can’t go wrong with sausage on pizza.
You can easily make this recipe into a vegetarian pizza, plain cheese, or meat lovers. Top the pizza how you wish.
I am obsessed with onions and add them to everything I make. So of course, this pizza will have some onions on it. You can leave them out if you prefer.
Feel free to use any meat or veggies you like on a pizza! Spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, pepperoni, and more – you can’t go wrong with homemade pizza toppings.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, since it’s made with sourdough starter, the pizza will taste more sour than a regular yeast pizza crust. It is not overpowering though. In fact, we enjoy the flavor more!
Leftover pizza can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat the pizza in a toaster oven or your full-sized oven.
More Easy Dinners
- Easy Sausage and Potato Skillet
- Gluten-Free Shepherd’s Pie
- Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage
- Loaded Southwest Chicken Salad with Homemade French Fries
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Sausage Sourdough Pizza Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
Sourdough Pizza Crust
- 2 cups fed sourdough starter
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasonings
- Salt to taste
- Avocado oil
Sausage Pizza Recipe
- 2 sourdough pizza crusts
- Marinara sauce
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 pound homemade sausage
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 small red pepper, diced
Instructions
SOURDOUGH PIZZA CRUST
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the cast-iron skillet or pizza stone into the oven while it is preheating.
- Once the oven is preheated, carefully remove the skillet or stone from the oven. (wear oven mitts!)
- Drizzle the pan with avocado oil and then pour the sourdough starter into the preheated skillet or stone.
- Drizzle the crust with avocado oil and sprinkle with salt and seasonings.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until the crust is crispy.
SAUSAGE PIZZA RECIPE
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spread the marinara sauce onto the pre-baked sourdough pizza crust.
- Add cheese generously over the whole pizza.
- Top with sausage, pepper, and onions.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and toppings are hot. About 10 minutes.
Video
Notes
- Since we are using straight sourdough starter for this recipe, it is going to be sticky. This is why we need to make this in a cast-iron skillet or on a pizza stone.
- It is also important to preheat the skillet or stone before putting the dough onto the skillet. This will prevent it from sticking. When cooking anything in a cast-iron skillet, it is always best to preheat it first.
- Feel free to substitute the sausage, onion, or pepper for your favorite pizza toppings.
- See the above post for a recipe to make your own pizza sausage!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is one of our favorite pizza recipes! And it’s so easy! Thank you!!
So happy to hear that!
Is that two cups of discard for each pizza? Would that be a 10” or 12” cast iron pan? Thanks!
It would be 2 cups of discard for each pizza in a 10″ pan.
Thanks so much!