Caramelized Onion Fig Pine Nut And Sausage Pizza Rsc Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook 30-35 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and pepper; cook 1 minute longer., Preheat oven to 425°. Unroll and press dough onto bottom and up sides of a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 7-10 minutes or until golden brown., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, thyme and remaining oil until blended. Spread over crust. Top with caramelized onion, figs, prosciutto and pine nuts; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 6-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Spray a large rimless baking sheet with no-stick olive oil spray. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Mix together the remaining Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Sprinkle sprayed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of the cheese and breadcrumb mixture.
• In a skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is soft and caramelized, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in the vinegar. Transfer the onion to a plate and let cool.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle the remaining 4 tablespoons of the cheese and breadcrumb mixture on work surface. Roll dough in mixture to coat. Gently knead dough, working crumb mixture into dough. Pat and gently stretch the pizza dough into a 14-inch circle; transfer to prepared baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 6 - 8 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Drizzle ranch dressing over dough. Top with onions, figs, pine nuts and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese. Break up sausage into small bite-size pieces and sprinkle over top.
• Bake for an additional 8 - 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted, the sausage is cooked through and the crust is golden, rotating the pizza occasionally to ensure even browning.
• Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese. Cut into slices and serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a large deep fry/saute pan, add 1/4 cup water and sausage.
• Cook till just cooked through.
• Water will start to evaporate.
• When cooked through, remove from pan one at a time and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Return sausage to pan to brown them.
• When sausage AND pan are brown, move sausage to paper towels and set aside.
• Add 1/4 cup more water to pan and stir up all the brown.
• Simmer sauce on low from now on.
• While doing that, in a small saute pan, heat oil and saute garlic for about 3 minutes, add to browned water.
• Add also sausage, wine, tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper.
• While this is simmering roast the peppers: Pre heat oven to BROIL.
• Cut each pepper in half longways, scoop out middle, place on olive oil coated cookie sheet face down and brush skins with olive oil.
• Broil for 10 minutes or until skin is black.
• Remove, cool, peel skin, chop them up.
• Add peppers to sauce.
• Start boiling water for Penne.
• Chop up sun dried tomatoes and add to sauce.
• Now start chopping basil.
• I find it easiest to use kitchen shears.
• Set basil aside.
• Toast pine nuts: In a small DRY fry pan, add pine nuts, toast on medium heat till browned.
• Remove from pan, put in small bowl for serving.
• Add Penne to water, hopefully it is boiling now.
• 5 minutes after adding Penne to water, add basil and cream to sauce, stirring constantly.
• Heat only for 5 more minutes.
• Penne and sauce will be done at the same time.
• Spoon sauce& sausage over Penne and sprinkle pine nuts on top.
• Serve with garlic bread and salad.

Steps:

• At least 45 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven and pizza stone to 550 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a large sauté pan over high heat. Add the onions, thyme and bay leaves. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often, until the onions begin to wilt. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and turn a deep, golden brown, about 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the bay leaves and transfer the onions to a small bowl.
• Place the bacon in the pan and set over high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a small bowl.
• Place the pizza dough on a heavily floured surface and stretch and pull, using your hands or a rolling pin, into about a 14-inch round. Place on a lightly floured pizza peel or rimless baking sheet. Cover with the toppings, careful not to press on the dough and weigh it down: the caramelized onions first, then the figs and bacon, and finally the Gorgonzola, leaving roughly a 1/2 inch border. Shake the pizza peel slightly to make sure the dough is not sticking. Carefully slide the pizza directly onto the baking stone in one quick, forward-and-back motion. Cook until the crust has browned on the bottom and the top is bubbling and browning in spots, about 7 minutes. Drizzle with a little olive oil and some cracked black pepper. Serve hot. Makes 1 pizza.

Steps:

• It is easiest to roast the garlic immediately before making this recipe. If you preroasted it, turn on your oven and preheat to 400°F.
• Heat the oil or butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms, sherry and thyme. Cook, stirring frequently, until mushrooms change color and are softer, but not significantly shrunken. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine the roasted garlic, cream cheese and goat cheese together (preferably when the garlic is still warm to melt everything together). Resist the temptation to use a food processor; mix by hand to maintain the chunks of roasted garlic. Spread mixture on top of the pizza crust.
• Evenly distribute the mushrooms on top of the garlic-cheese spread.
• Bake 15 minutes. Enjoy!