Homemade Italian Sausage & Pesto Pizza Recipe
Make pizza night special with this sausage and pesto pizza. Italian sausage, caramelized onions, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, and melty cheese come together for a family-favorite homemade pizza.
How This Sausage and Pesto Pizza Became a Family Favorite
The first time I ever tried this pizza recipe was at a Pampered Chef home party. Remember those? The Pampered Chef consultant came to my home and assembled this pizza and baked it for a whole room full of my friends.
I remember thinking it was the best pizza I ever had in my life!
I started making it for my family, and the boys even requested it more than once for their special birthday dinners.
And, yes, I fell in love with stoneware at that Pampered Chef party!;) In fact, I loved it so much that I was a “consultant” for them for a few years – and did my own parties demonstrating recipes like this.
And yes, I still am using the pizza pans I bought way back then!;)
Homemade Italian Sausage Pizza
Add pizzaz to pizza night with this amazing Italian Sausage Pizza recipe. Loaded with spicy sausage, sweet caramelized onion, & pesto - it's amazingly delicious! Use homemade pizza dough or a storebought crust. Either way, it's sure to be a hit!
Ingredients
- Pizza Dough for 1 pizza crust
- 1/4 cup Pesto sauce
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1/4 cup diced sundried tomatoes
- 1 cup shredded Mozzerella Cheese
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 334Total Fat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 644mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 17g
Ingredients you’ll need for this pizza with Italian sausage
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience.
Refer to the printable recipe card for more detailed instructions and amounts.
- Pizza Dough – Use whatever kind is your favorite. You can make homemade dough in your bread machine (just look in the bread machine’s recipe book for a recipe), from scratch, pre-made from the store, or raw pizza dough purchased from a local bakery.
- Pesto sauce – Of course you could make it from scratch if you choose, but I never have. Classico brand pesto sauce tastes amazing. I just use it.
- Italian sausage – Italian sausage for pizza can be mild or spicy. We find either tastes amazing on this pizza. Choose whatever your family prefers.
- Caramelized onion – These deliciously slightly sweet and tender onions taste amazing with this italian sausage pizza.
- Sauted mushrooms
- Diced sundried tomatoes (I buy sundried tomatoes in a jar with olive oil. One jar goes a long way!)
- Mozzerella Cheese -Or use whatever kind of cheese you happen to have in the house. Parmesan is also very delicious on this pizza.
Step by Step Instructions
Refer to the printable recipe card above for detailed instructions.
Prepare the toppings and then layer the pizza dough toppings this way:
Layer 1: Pesto 
Layer 2: Carmalized onions 
Layer 3: Browned italian sausage
Layer 4: sauted mushrooms 
Layer 5: Sundried tomatoes 
Layer 6: grated mozzerella cheese
Slice with a pizza wheel and serve.
Delicious!!
Helpful kitchen tools for this recipe
Here are some of my favorite kitchen tools that I used for this recipe. I can’t link up the exact items (since mine are old and well use), but below are similar items.
More main dish recipes your family will love!
- Tator Tot Casserole
- Chicken Enchiladas
- Upsidedown Cheeseburgers
- Hamburger Steak
- Creamy Tortellini Soup with Sausage & Spinach uses Italian Sausage, too!
Want to get more recipes and ideas for your home?
Join thousands of others on my newsletter list & have them delivered right to your inbox! Sign up here.
Pin this to Find it Later!
Wow, this pizza looks incredible! I love the combination of homemade Italian sausage and pesto sauce. Can’t wait to try this recipe and impress my family with a delicious dinner! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, this Homemade Italian Sausage Pizza looks absolutely delicious! The pesto sauce is such a unique touch. I can’t wait to try making this for my next pizza night! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I just made this pizza for dinner, and it was such a hit! The combination of homemade sausage and pesto sauce is absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to make it again and try out different toppings. Thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!
This pizza looks absolutely delicious! The combination of homemade Italian sausage and pesto sauce sounds heavenly. I can’t wait to try this recipe at home—thank you for sharing!
Wow, this pizza looks absolutely delicious! I love the idea of using pesto sauce instead of traditional tomato sauce. I can’t wait to try making this at home. Thanks for sharing such an amazing recipe!