Upside Down Pizza

I decided to think outside the pizza delivery box on this one. This recipe can be totally adapted to whatever pizza ingredients you and your family enjoy.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

8 oz. thick sliced mozzarella

3 links of sweet Italian sausage, casings removed

1 T. olive oil

1/2 yellow onion, chopped

1/2 green bell pepper

Chopped basil and oregano

1 t. granulated garlic

1 jar pizza sauce

1 Cup Kraft Italian 5 cheese blend

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan

1 tube Pillsbury refrigerated bread sticks

Spray bottom of a pie plate with non stick spray. Layer the mozzarella on the bottom of the pie plate, overlapping the slices. Brown the sausage and drain well. Sauté the chopped yellow onion and green bell pepper in a little olive oil until softened.

Layer the sausage and onion/bell pepper on top of the mozzarella. Sprinkle on the basil, oregano and granulated garlic. Warm the pizza sauce in a small saucepan and pour over these layered ingredients.

Now sprinkle on the cheeses. Open the bread sticks and carefully make the top crust.Bake for 14-16 minutes. The bread sticks have a small container of Parmesan "butter" spread. You'll definitely want to spread that on top of the bread sticks as soon as the dish comes out of the oven.