Spicy Pizza Sausage

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 1/3 lbs ground lean pork
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon crushed fennel seed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese or asiago cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 5 garlic cloves, pressed

Directions

1. 1

   In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and stir well.

2. 2

   Over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet, brown the sausage, stirring to crumble into pieces of the desired size (I like big-ish chunks rather than "gravel"), about 7 to 9 minutes.

3. 3

   Drain well.

4. 4

   Use on your pizza.

5. 5

   Makes 5 cups (5 servings of 1 cup each, for a large pizza) of pizza sausage – you can put it into Ziplock bags and freeze them for later use, if you like.