PREPS: 15 minutes BAKE: 10 minutes MAKES: 20 pizza squares
•1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
•2 Italian bread shells (8-inch)
•1 jar (14-ounce) pizza sauce
•1 cup chopped red and/or green bell pepper
•1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
•1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend
•1/4 cup coarsley chopped fresh basil
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large skillet, brown sausage over medium heat, breaking up large clumps with a wooden spoon. Drain any fat; set aside.
2. Place bread shells on a large sheet pan. Divide pizza sauce between shells, spreading to edges. Divide the cooked sausage crumbles, chopped peppers, olives, and shredded cheese blend between the shells, sprinkling each evenly over each shell.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from oven. Sprinkle chopped basil over pizza. Cut each pizza into about 10 squares. Place on a platter; serve hot.
NOTE: For an even easier appetizer, bake a frozen pizza according to package directions. Remove from oven; sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped basil. Cut into squares; serve on a platter.
(Source: Sandra Lee Semi Homemade•Money Saving Meals•& photo also)
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