This spicy Apulian pizza with sausage will become your favourite thing once you try it. Let me tell you why.
- It’s not your usual pizza
- It’s spicy
- It’s meaty
- It’s peppery
- It’s cheesy
- It’s regional and made with high quality Italian ingredients
- It’s filling, so you can share it
- You can make it at home in under an hr
Here’s what to expect: Hold a slice of this scrumptious pizza and you’ll instantly feel the thickness of the dough. Bite into a crunchy crust with a soft interior covered with homemade tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese. That bite will get even better once you meet the spicy toppings. Ready for more slices?
Let’s make this together.

Italian Sausage Pizza Toppings
Wondering what spicy pizza toppings to put on your pizza that go with Italian sausage?
These are the toppings I suggest using on your pizza with sausage:
Peppers – your regular ones or Friarelli from Puglia
Onions
Mozzarella
A homemade tomato sauce
A spicy Italian spread/sauce like Belmorso Cannonata
Fresh or dry Italian herbs like oregano
A high quality extra virgin olive oil like Belmorso EVOO
What’s the difference between Sausage and Spicy Italian Sausage on Pizza?
The simple and quick answer is that Italian sausage is just tastier and filled with good ingredients that will add so much flavour to your pizza.
You don’t necessarily need to use a spicy Italian sausage. Feel free to use a regular Italian sausage, like a Toscana variety (Tuscan sausage).
Even if you use a sweet sausage you can make your pizza spicy by adding Belmorso Cannonata or super spicy by adding our Italian chilli dip.
Spicy Italian Sausage Types
If you prefer a spicy Italian sausage, I suggest trying Salsiccia Abruzzese from the Abruzzo region, the famous Lucanica from Basilicata or the Calabrian Nduja sausage.

Best Sausage Pizza Recipe
Below you’ll find all the steps to make this tasty pizza at home. Follow along on your screen or print out the recipe card.
Quick Rising Italian Pizza Dough Recipe
If you can’t find the right type of pizza dough at your local supermarket, or prefer making your own, here’s our recipe for a true Italian pizza dough that rises quickly and tastes divine.
Other Delicious Italian Pizza Recipes to Try
Don’t worry, we have plenty of lighter pizza recipes on our blog, so you can rotate between them. Have a look.
- No Yeast Pizza Dough – Apulian Vegetarian Pizza
- Pizza Rustica – a Vegetarian Pizza full of goodness
- The Classic Capricciosa with homemade dough that rises in 30 minutes
- Pizza al Portafoglio with Pesto – a Street Food style pizza
- Mushrooms and Wurstel Pizza
PS: If you have any Italian pizza requests, drop them in the comments.
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