Hot Sausage Feta Honey Pizza (Printable)

Spicy sausage meets creamy feta and sweet honey on golden crust

# Components:

→ Dough & Base

01 - 1 lb pizza dough, store-bought or homemade
02 - 2 tbsp olive oil, divided

→ Sausage & Cheese

03 - ½ lb hot Italian sausage, casings removed
04 - 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
05 - ½ cup crumbled feta cheese

→ Toppings & Garnish

06 - ¼ cup hot honey
07 - ½ tsp red pepper flakes
08 - Fresh parsley or basil, chopped

# Directions:

01 - Preheat oven to 475°F. Place pizza stone in oven if using to preheat thoroughly.
02 - On lightly floured surface, roll pizza dough to desired thickness for two medium pizzas.
03 - In skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until browned and fully cooked, breaking into crumbles. Drain excess fat.
04 - Transfer rolled dough onto pizza stone or baking sheet. Brush each crust lightly with olive oil.
05 - Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over dough, followed by cooked sausage and crumbled feta.
06 - Bake for 12–15 minutes until crust is golden and cheese is bubbling.
07 - Remove from oven. Immediately drizzle hot honey generously over each pizza. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes if desired and garnish with chopped fresh herbs.
08 - Let pizzas rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The spicy sausage gets mellowed by the feta in the most incredible way, then the honey brings everything together
  • It comes together in under 40 minutes but tastes like something from a wood fired restaurant
02 -
  • I once made the mistake of drizzling the honey before baking and it burned into a bitter mess, so save it for the end
  • A pizza stone makes a noticeable difference in texture, but a preheated baking sheet works in a pinch
03 -
  • Room temperature dough stretches without springing back and resisting you
  • Draining the cooked sausage keeps the crust from getting soggy while baking
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