Thursday, April 07, 2011

Recipe: Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza

Warning: This is not a low-fat dish. It doesn't matter how you slice it. :)

1 Pie crust or pizza crust for a thicker crust (You can also make homemade crust if you have time. Around here though, we go for quick.)
1 jar pizza sauce
1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
Italian sausage
Pepperoni
Green olives
Ham

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of a greased baking dish.I used a pie dish, you can also use a 9x13 if you want square, it just may not be as deep. 
  2. Lightly butter the crust and sprinkle garlic salt on butter. YUM.
  3. Pour a thin layer of sauce over the bottom of the crust.
  4. Crumble the sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon, and sprinkle over the sauce in crust. Add 1/2 of any other toppings you would like to include. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly.
  5. Add another layer of toppings, sprinkle with garlic salt.
  6. Cover with final layer of sauce, and cheese if you prefer cheese on top (Typical Chicago style is sauce on top, but some people like a little extra cheese).
  7. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crust is golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes to cool, this will prevent a runny sauce.
  8.  ENJOY! :)

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