Sausage Italian Bread Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 lb semolina bread 
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound mild italian hot
• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 1  onion halved thinly sliced
• 1.5 teaspoons oregano dried
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese divided grated
• 1 cup pasta sauce 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper dried red crushed
• 0.7 cup ricotta cheese divided
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 8 oz mozzarella cheese shredded divided

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• serrated knife

Directions

1. Remove and discard casings from sausage. Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat 8 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Push meat to outer edges of pan; add 1 Tbsp. oil.
2. Add onion and garlic; cook 5 minutes or until onion is softened.
3. Remove from heat; stir in pizza sauce and next 3 ingredients.
4. Cut bread in half lengthwise using a serrated knife, and scoop out center of each bread half, leaving a 1/2" border; discard scooped-out bread or reserve for making breadcrumbs.
5. Spread 1/3 cup ricotta down center of each bread half. Top each evenly with sausage mixture, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheese.
6. Drizzle pizzas evenly with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil.
7. Place pizzas on a lightly greased baking sheet.
8. Bake at 425 for 6 minutes or until cheese is melted and pizzas are thoroughly heated.