No Crust Pizza #3

Portobello Mushroom and Sausage Pizzas

Ingredients

portobello mushrooms (8 4 inch, stemmed dark gills scraped) olive oil 3 sweet italian sausages (10 ounces casings removed) crushed red pepper (dried)

1 cup marinara sauce (purchased) 1 cup mozzarella cheese (grated) 8 fresh basil leaves (optional)

1	Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush mushrooms with oil; arrange rounded side down on baking sheet. Bake mushrooms until almost tender, about 8 minutes. Maintain oven temperature.
2	Sauté sausage in medium skillet over medium-high heat until brown and cooked through, breaking up sausage with back of spoon, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove sausage from skillet.
3	Divide sausage among mushrooms. Top each with crushed red pepper, then 2 tablespoons sauce and 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese.
4	Bake mushroom pizzas until heated through, about 10 minutes. Top each with basil leaf, if desir