Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza
Total Time
1 hour 5 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
(5)
Ingredients
4 servings
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 8 ounces Italian sausage, casing removed
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup minced sweet onion
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled plum tomatoes with basil, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ tablespoons cornmeal
- 1 ¼ pounds pizza dough, at room temperature
- 8 ounces whole milk mozzarella, sliced
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, chiffonade
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
The secret to achieving the best deep dish pizza is using a cast iron skillet.
The dough should be pressed deeply into the skillet to achieve the perfect crust.
Using refrigerated pizza dough helps in making this recipe quicker.