Easy Pizza in a Pinch

To make the sauce combine tomato sauce garlic 3 teaspoons herbs paprika salt and pepper in a sauce pan over medium-high heat.

When sauce bubbles reduce to a low simmer and stir. Cover and allow to simmer over very low heat for 15 minutes.

Crumble Italian sausage in a pan and cook over medium heat until no longer pink about 15 minutes. Drain over paper towels. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Mix olive oil garlic and 1 teaspoon herb blend in a small bowl.

Open hot dog buns and arrange on sheet pans covered in foil.

Separate buns in halves along the folds if you want to make 16 appetizers; leave whole if you want to make 8 pizzas.

Brush the buns with the olive oil mixture.

Toast buns in the oven for about 5 minutes just until edges begin to brown.

Remove pan from oven and spread each of the buns with the warm tomato sauce.