Deep Dish Pizza
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Deep dish pizza at home, hot from the oven, what could be better! I used a store-bought pizza crust to make this a little easier and made a quick delicious sauce. I used my cast iron skillet and prebaked the crust then filled it with Italian sausage, fresh spinach, mozzarella and fresh parmesan, just like my favorite pizzerias in Chicago! Bake until bubbly and hot, you'll be in heaven! You can also use a deep dish pizza pan or a springform pan.
Author: Ruth Guerri
Recipe type: Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 Tbs of olive oil for sausage
- ¾ lb of Italian sausage
- 1 tsp of olive oil for sauce
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 (28 oz) can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 1 tsp of basil
- 1 tsp of salt
- ½ tsp of pepper
- 1 tsp of sugar
- 1 store-bought pizza crust
- 2 Tbs of cornmeal
- 3 handfuls of fresh spinach leaves
- 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, grated
- 1 cup of grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- First, add 1 Tbs of oil to a skillet over medium/high heat and cook the sausage until all pink is gone.
- For the sauce, heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, then add the garlic, saute 1 minute then stir in the tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt, pepper and sugar, cook and stir until it just starts to boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 - 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees, then oil your skillet or pizza pan and sprinkle on the cornmeal, lay the crust in the bottom and drape over the sides, trimming the edges. Bake for 3 - 4 minutes, remove from the oven and reduce the oven temp to 400 degrees.
See my notes. - Now sprinkle 2 cups of mozzarella over the crust and spread the tomato sauce over the cheese.
- Now scatter the sausage and spinach evenly on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle on the remaining cup of mozzarella and the parmesan over the sauce.
- Bake about 30 - 35 minutes. Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest for 20 minutes before slicing, enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have a cast iron skillet, shame on you, just kidding! You can use a deep dish pizza pan or a 10-inch springform pan.
