Spicy Sausage and Arugula Pizza

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.

2. Heat a medium saucepan over high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up into chunks with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Cook sausage, stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 8 minutes.

3. Remove cooked sausage to a bowl and return saucepan to the stove over medium heat.

4. Add onion and garlic to saucepan and sauté until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.

5. Add red pepper flakes, crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper to saucepan and stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer, then remove from heat and set aside.

6. Press pizza dough into a pizza pan. Top dough with tomato sauce, followed by the mozzarella, and finally the cooked Italian sausage.

7. Bake pizza at 400 F for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven.

8. Top baked pizza with fresh arugula. I like to set it in a pile at the center of the pizza, but you could also give it a rough chop and scatter it over the top if you aren’t a big fan of huge arugula leaves.

9. Slice and serve immediately.