Sausage Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe

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When you are looking for something filling that will make your tastes buds happy, you’ll love this creation: the sausage stuffed crust pizza! The delicious sausage filling is sandwiched between two layers of pizza crust and then topped with sauce and cheese. It’s the perfect combination of flavor and convenience.

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Sausage Stuffed Crust Pizza
Ingredients
Handy Kitchen Tools
How to Make Individual Stuffed Crust Pizzas
Frequently Asked Questions
More Easy Pizza Recipes
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Sausage Stuffed Crust Pizza

Who doesn't love pizza? It's the perfect food for any occasion. Whether you're watching a movie, celebrating a victory, or just hungry, pizza is always there for you. And now, there's a new way to enjoy this classic dish: sausage stuffed crust pizza! This variation takes your ordinary pizza and kicks it up a notch by adding delicious sausage to the crust. So good, you'll never want to eat plain old pizza again!

This recipe is super popular on TikTok, for good reason, they are fun and delicious. What kind of sausage you use depends on you. It can be anything from Italian sausage to a Polish sausage or a kielbasa. Whatever flavor you prefer will work!

square pizza on square white plate sitting on blue table with blue vase in background

Ingredients

This recipe requires two sets of ingredients. The first for making the dough itself, and the second for assembling the pizza. While we used sausages, cheese, and sesame seeds on the pizza, you can adjust with any fillings you prefer.

For the pizza dough

½ cup warm water (100 ml)
⅔ cup milk (150 ml)
2 teaspoons dry active yeast
1 large egg
¼ cup vegetable oil (60 ml)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cupsall-purpose flour (500 gm)

For making the pizza

4 sausage links
½ cup diced salami or pepperoni
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (200gm)
2 tablespoons pizza sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 large egg

square sausage pizza with black sesame seeds on top of parchment paper

Handy Kitchen Tools

square pizza with sausage on top of black wire basket

How to Make Individual Stuffed Crust Pizzas

In a large bowl, mix together the water, milk, yeast, egg, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, and 10 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.

hand pouring egg into dough starter in glass bowl

Stir to combine, then set aside and let rest for 30 minutes.

Add the remaining flour, mixing until combined and the dough begins to form a ball.

hand holding white bowl of flour above bowl of eggs and yeast

Knead the dough in the bowl, or on a clean surface. Sprinkle a clean surface with a few tablespoons of flour. Place the dough onto the floured surface and knead the dough for 1 to 2 minutes until mostly elastic, adding additional flour in tablespoons to the surface if needed to prevent sticking.

Cover the dough loosely and let it rest for one hour.

Preheat the oven to 425°F/220°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Divide the dough into two pieces.

knife cutting through dough in glass bowl

On a clean surface, roll the dough out until ¼" thin.

Place the four sausages in a square in the center of the dough then mark around each corner with a knife.

Carefully trim the dough into a diamond shape as shown.

Roll the sides of the dough over the sausages tucking them into the crust of the square pizza.

Spread pizza sauce into the center of the dough.

Top the sauce with diced pepperoni, salami, or other pizza toppings you prefer.

hand holding sausage above pizza sauce in middle of dough

Sprinkle the toppings with cheese.

cheese being sprinkled over middle of pizza

Cut the extra pizza dough scraps into strips and weave over the open top of the pizza.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg, then brush it over the top of the dough-covered sausages on each side.

Sprinkle the edges with sesame seeds.

hand sprinkling sesame seeds on top of pizza

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the dough is golden and the cheese has all melted.

hands holding baking pan with pizza in the middle

Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing to serve.

hand holding bite of sausage stuffed crust pizza above plate

Frequently Asked Questions

What Inspired This Recipe?

Some recipes have been around forever and some recipes are inspired because someone got creative one afternoon. With sausage stuffed crust pizza, someone decided to make cheese-stuffed crust pizza up a notch. Once this recipe found its way onto TikTok, the wildly popular social media app, this became a fast favorite.

What is the Best Sausage for This?

You can use whatever kind of sausage you like when making this sausage stuffed crust pizza. I prefer Italian sausage when I make it, but any kind will work. You do want to use bulk sausage that you can crumble when you cook it.

The most important thing is to make sure the sausage is fully cooked before putting it into the pizza as the baking time is not enough to cook the sausage through.

Can I Use Refrigerated Dough Instead of Homemade?

Yes, you can easily use store-bought refrigerated pizza dough instead of making homemade. There are a lot of options for pizza dough on the market. If you want a more authentic dough for your pizza instead of store-bought but you do not want to make it from scratch, stop by your local pizza place. Many of them are willing to sell pizza dough.

What Cheese is Best on Pizza?

Mozzarella is always the go-to cheese for pizza. Pizza cheese is also available. Pizza cheese is a mixture of cheese, usually consisting of low-moisture Mozzarella or Provolone, and sometimes, depending on the brand, other cheeses are also included.

When you are making pizza, you can get creative. I have made stuffed crust pizza with different cheeses. A good mixture of mozzarella and cheddar cheese for a delicious twist is always fun. That is the great thing about pizza, if you like the flavor combination, you can put it together on a pizza.

Can I Make These and Freeze?

Pizza is amazing to freeze. You can make these stuffed crust pizzas and then freeze them before you bake them. This is similar to the frozen pizzas that you get at the grocery store. Then you can take the frozen pizza out of the freezer and bake it, from frozen.

You can also freeze the individually frozen baked pizzas. You can take the baked pizza and then freeze it as a whole or you can freeze it in individual slices. I like to freeze however many slices I will eat in a sitting. Then I can take out just what I need and not have to worry about having any waste. Just take out the slices of pizza and then reheat the pizza in the microwave or oven.

square pizza with sausage on top of white wood table

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Yield: 4

Sausage Stuffed Crust Pizza Recipe

This sausage stuffed crust pizza pie is a perfect addition to your weeknight menu with tasty fillings, the perfect crust, and perfect for sharing!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Additional Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes

Ingredients

For pizza dough

½ cup warm water (100 ml)
⅔ cup milk (150 ml)
2 teaspoons dry active yeast
1 large egg
¼ cup vegetable oil (60 ml)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour (500 gm)

For Topping Pizza

4 sausage links, cooked
½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese (100 gm)
⅓ cup diced pepperoni
2 tablespoons pizza sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 large egg

Instructions

In a large bowl, mix together the water, milk, yeast, egg, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, and 10 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.
Stir to combine, then set aside and let rest for 30 minutes.
Add the remaining flour, mixing until combined and the dough begins to form a ball.
Sprinkle a clean surface with a few tablespoons of flour. Place the dough onto the floured surface and knead the dough for 1 to 2 minutes until mostly elastic, adding additional flour in tablespoons to the surface if needed to prevent sticking.
Cover the dough loosely and let it rest for one hour.
Preheat the oven to 425°F/220°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Divide the dough into two pieces.
On a clean surface, roll the dough out until ¼" thin.
Place the four sausages in a square in the center of the dough then mark around each corner with a knife. Carefully trim the dough into a diamond shape as shown.
Roll the sides of the dough over the sausages tucking them into the crust of the square pizza.
Spread pizza sauce into the center of the dough.
Top the sauce with diced pepperoni, salami, or other pizza toppings you prefer.
Sprinkle the toppings with cheese.
Cut the extra pizza dough scraps into strips and weave over the open top of the pizza.
In a small bowl, whisk the egg, then brush it over the top of the dough-covered sausages on each side.
Sprinkle the edges with sesame seeds.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the dough is golden and the cheese has all melted.
Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing to serve.