Main Course · Serves 2
How do you make everyone happy at dinnertime? A DIY pita pizza (aka “pitza”) bar! Keep it simple with marinara and mozzarella, or, go all out with caramelized onion, spicy green pepper, and pepperoni. Serve your perfect plates with carrot sticks, pepper strips, and ranch dressing for dipping. Order pork sausage and mushrooms for even more topping options!
Adjust rack to middle position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to low broil. Wash and dry produce.
Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion.
Heat a large drizzle of oil in a medium, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 3-5 minutes.
Add 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings) and a splash of water; cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, 2-3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. TIP: If you added any other items to your meal (apps, sides, and/or desserts), you can get started on them now!
Meanwhile, trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 3 inches long and 1/3 inch thick). Core, deseed, and dice half the green pepper into 1⁄4-inch pieces; cut remaining green pepper into 1⁄4-inch strips.
In a medium bowl, combine marinara and half the garlic powder (reserve remaining garlic powder for serving). Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Remove sausage* from casing if necessary; discard casing. In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Place pitas on a lightly oiled baking sheet (divide between two baking sheets for 4 servings). Evenly spread sauce over pitas.
Place mozzarella, diced green pepper, caramelized onion, and pepperoni in separate serving vessels. Arrange sauce- topped pitas and toppings family style for everyone to build their own pitzas. (You’ll broil the pitzas in the next step!)
Arrange sausage alongside other pitza toppings.
Broil pitzas on middle rack until cheese melts and edges are golden brown, 4-5 minutes. (For 4 servings, broil pitzas on top and middle racks, swapping rack positions halfway through.) Transfer to a cutting board.
When cool enough to handle, cut pitzas into wedges. Divide between plates.
Place green pepper strips, chili flakes, and remaining garlic powder in separate serving bowls. Serve alongside pitzas, with carrots and ranch dressing on the side for dipping.
Pork Sausage is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
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