Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Name: Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 12 oz. ounces sweet Italian sausages, casing removed; 1 recipe Pizza Dough or 1 pound store-bought dough; 8 oz. low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella, grated (about 2 cups); 1/3 c. thinly sliced red onion; 1 1/4 c. Simple Sauce; 1/2 oz. Parmesan, grated (about 1/2 cup)

Now you can have the classic Windy City specialty whenever you want!

By Charlyne MattoxPublished: Mar 17, 2021

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Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs 40 mins

Popularized by places like Pizzaria Uno's and Giordano's, deep dish pizza is not the only kind of pizza in Chicago, but it's certainly the most famous. Luckily for those of us in the rest of the country, it's possible to make this cheesy sauce-topped pie at home.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
12 oz. ounces sweet Italian sausages, casing removed
1 recipe Pizza Dough or 1 pound store-bought dough
8 oz. low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella, grated (about 2 cups)
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 1/4 cups Simple Sauce
1/2 oz. Parmesan, grated (about 1/2 cup)

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in the lowest position. Pour 2 table- spoons oil into a 9-inch cake pan or 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
2. Step 2Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausages and cook, breaking into medium-size pieces with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; let cool.
3. Step 3Fit dough into bottom and all the way up sides of prepared cake pan or skillet. Layer with mozzarella, cooked sausage, onion, sauce, and Parmesan. Bake until crust is golden brown and cooked through, 25 to 27 minutes. Let rest on a wire rack 5 minutes before serving.