Onion and Sausage Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
• 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, pressed
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Crushed red pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup sliced stuffed green olives
• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, sliced horizontally
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions

Remove sausage from casings and saute sausage in 2 tablespoons olive oil until browned. Drain to remove excess oil. Remove from skillet and set aside. In skillet, heat 3 tablespoons olive oil, add onions, garlic and saute stirring until onions wilt down. Add tomato sauce, salt, pepper and red pepper to taste. Simmer about 5 minutes on low.

Stir together the sausage and onion and chopped olives. Toast bread lightly under broiler. Top with sausage mix and sprinkle grated mozzarella over all. Broil about 3 minutes under broiler until cheese melts. Watch carefully with oven door open. Remove from broiler, slice and serve.