Pizza Night - Great Whole Wheat Dough and Turkey Sausage

Pizza has long been one of my favorite foods. We used to eat pizza once a week. Now because of where we live and my desire to eat more cleanly, we are making pizza at home.

My friend Rhonda, gave me this dough recipe. I simply started using whole wheat flour to make it healthier.

1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)

2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (or one packet)

1 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon salt

Add yeast to warm water; stir to dissolve. Add sugar. Let sit about 5 minutes, or until foamy. Add olive oil. In a mixing bowl, with dough hook attachment, measure flour and salt; stir together. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until ingredients pull together. Let rest 5 minutes.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface. Poke holes in the crust to minimize bubbles when dough cooks. Transfer to a pizza peel or flat cookie sheet. Top with sauce and desired toppings.

**I preheat my oven and my pizza stone to 500 degrees. Then transfer the pizza to the stone and bake for 15-20 minutes.


Our family likes meaty pizzas (except Natalie)! I found a recipe to make pepperoni, but I didn't plan ahead enough to have it ready for tonight's dinner. However, I did whip up a batch of turkey Italian sausage. I found this recipe, but modified it.

Ground Turkey Italian Sausage

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon Italian-style seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried minced onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 pounds ground turkey

Mix together spices. Place ground turkey in skillet and sprinkle spices over top. Stir to blend seasonings into turkey. Over medium high heat, saute the seasoned turkey for 10 minutes, or until well browned and crumbly.

I sprinkled oregano over our pizza before I baked it - YUM! Dinner is served.