Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza with Italian Sausage

Fabulous recipe! I’ve been looking for a recipe for Chicago style pizza. Just what I need to make for the weekend.

Chicago-style deep dish pizza is not your everyday pizza fare. This thick pie with buttery, crisp crust is filled to the max with oozy cheese and crumbled sausage and then topped with a slightly sweet and spicy tomato sauce and even more cheese. By most accounts invented in Chicago (thus the name) this deep-dish version fulfills hungry pizza cravings in a most satisfying way!

Make the best Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza at home! If the thick, buttery crust doesn’t win you over the layers of gooey cheese, sausage and a sweet and spicy red sauce will surely have you craving seconds!

Prep Time : 45 Minutes

Cook Time : 25 Minutes

Rising Time : 1 Hour 45 Minutes

Total Time : 2 Hours 55 Minutes

Servings : 4-6 servings

Yield : 9 inch pizza

INGREDIENTS

For the dough

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• Flour (for rolling the dough)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• Vegetable oil spray (for the cake pan)

For the filling

• 1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage, casings removed, or bulk Italian sausage
• 8 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan (for the top of the pie)

For the sauce

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• Pinch or two of red pepper flakes
• 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes, or whole tomatoes crushed in a bowl
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

• Get The Full Recipe of Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza with Italian Sausage @ www.simplyrecipes.com

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