Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza
Who needs to fly all the way to Chicago and wait in long lines when you can have this Chicago-Style Deep Dish Pizza at home in under an hour? Trust me, you're going to love this recipe!
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time55 mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cans Pizza Dough
- 1 cup Cornmeal
- Olive Oil
Sauce
- 28 oz Can of Crushed Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion diced
- 2 tsp Dry Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes optional
- 3 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tbsp Sugar
Toppings
- 2 balls Mozzarella fresh
- 1 bag Mozzarella grated
- Parmesan grated
- Favorite Pizza Toppings if desired
Instructions
- Make the sauce! Dice up a yellow onion and sauté it up in some olive oil until soft.
- Add minced garlic, dried oregano, salt, pepper. Then add the can of crushed tomatoes and stir in the sugar. Let simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- While the sauce is simmering. Open the dough and add 1/2 cup of cornmeal to it. Mix it up and roll it out. Place the remaining cornmeal in a 14-inch Chicago Style Pizza Pan.
- Place the dough in the pan evenly. If the dough is getting too soft, put it in the fridge for a few minutes to let it rest and firm up.
- Top the dough with fresh mozzarella in a single layer. Then sprinkle with the shredded from the bag to fill in the holes.
- Top with the homemade sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is golden. Let cool for a few minutes and then serve!