Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza

Name: Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams tomato sauce; 1 Tbsp cornmeal; 2 teaspoons package dry yeast (about; 0 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed; 383 grams cups all-purpose flour (about , divided; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 227 grams turkey Italian sausage (about 2 links); 227 grams package presliced mushrooms; 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided; 237 milliliters finely chopped onion; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 Tbsps grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 142 grams 1/4 cups preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 237 milliliters warm water (100° to 110°)

The recipe Chicago-Style Deep-Dish Pizza could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in roughly 45 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 325 calories. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up salt, tomato paste, yeast, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare dough, dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water in a large bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Add 1 cup flour and salt to the yeast mixture, stirring with a whisk until well combined. Stir in 1 3/4 cups flour, stirring until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel sticky).

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Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let stand 5 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 37

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To prepare topping, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Remove casings from sausage. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Add sausage and onion; cook for 5 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble.

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Drain; set sausage mixture aside.

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Return pan to medium-high heat.

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Add mushrooms; cook 5 minutes or until moisture evaporates, stirring frequently.

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Remove mushrooms from pan, and set aside.

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Return pan to medium heat; add 1 teaspoon olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Add garlic; cook 30 seconds or until lightly browned, stirring constantly.

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Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in oregano, fennel, and tomato sauce; simmer for 5 minutes or until sauce mixture is slightly thickened.

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Sauce

Coat a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil, and sprinkle cornmeal over oil.

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Place dough in skillet, gently stretching edges to evenly coat bottom and sides of pan.

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Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over the bottom of dough; top evenly with sausage mixture and mushrooms. Top mushrooms with sauce mixture; sprinkle Parmesan over sauce.

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Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or until crust browns and topping is bubbly.

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Let pizza stand 10 minutes before serving.

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Servings:

454grams

tomato sauce 1Tbsp

cornmeal 2teaspoons

package dry yeast (about 0teaspoons

fennel seeds, crushed 383grams

cups all-purpose flour (about , divided 3

garlic cloves, minced 227grams

turkey Italian sausage (about 2 links)227grams

package presliced mushrooms 2teaspoons

olive oil, divided 237milliliters

finely chopped onion 1teaspoon

dried oregano 2Tbsps

grated fresh Parmesan cheese 142grams

1/4 cups preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoon

sugar 1Tbsp

tomato paste 237milliliters

warm water (100° to 110°)

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Tenuta di Nozzole La Forra Chianti Classico Riserva. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 34 dollars.