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Sausage and Pepper Torta

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1 hr 30 mins total
45 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Cheese, Pork, Vegetable, Sausage, Bell Pepper, Italian, Baking, Kid-Friendly, Main Dish, Pizza, Lunch, Super Bowl

Provided By: Ruth Cousineau

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Skip the ubiquitous pizza and have instead this hearty torta with a big antipasto platter and a green salad, youll have a super super-bowl party. You can make the filling one day ahead but let it come to room temperature before using.

Ingredients

Serves:

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, casing removed

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 large onion, halved and sliced lengthwise

6 Italian frying peppers, seeded and sliced lengthwise

1/2 teaspoon dried crumbled oregano

8 ounces shredded whole-milk mozzarella cheese (about 2 cups)

1 pound purchased pizza dough, thawed if frozen, at room temperature

flour for rolling

1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash

Directions

Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.

Oil a 9 to 9 ½ x 3-inch spring form pan or a 10-inch round casserole or gratin dish .

Cook sausage in 1 Tbsp oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, crumbling with a fork just until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl.

Add remaining 2 Tbsp oil to pan and cook onion and peppers with oregano and ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper over medium heat, stirring occasionally until softened and onions are browned, 8 to 10 minutes, then Stir into sausage.

Roll out three-quarters of pizza dough to a 12-inch round on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Fit dough into pan letting 1 inch overhang rim. Roll out remaining quarter of dough into a 9-inch round. Stir cheese into sausage mixture and spread evenly in pan. Top with dough round and brush with some of egg wash. Fold overhang over top dough and brush with more eggwash. Cut a steam vent in center of torta with a sharp knife and bake until crust is puffed and golden brown about 30 minutes. Let torta stand 15 minutes before removing side of pan (if using a springform) and cutting into wedges.