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Dinner

Chicago Style Pan Pizza

A thick, buttery crust pizza baked in a deep pan, layered with cheese, toppings, and chunky tomato sauce on top. Hearty, indulgent, and iconic of Windy City cuisine.

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Servings:

4

Ingredients

  • 1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread
  • dough, thawed
  • 1 pound bulk italian sausage
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella
  • cheese
  • 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes,
  • drained
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan
  • cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press the
  2. dough into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9x13 inch
  3. baking dish.
  4. Crumble the sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  5. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Remove the sausage with a
  6. slotted spoon, and sprinkle over the dough crust. Sprinkle
  7. mozzarella cheese evenly over the sausage.
  8. Add mushrooms and onion to the skillet; cook and stir until the
  9. onion is tender. Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, salt, fennel seed and
  10. garlic powder. Spoon over the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle
  11. Parmesan cheese over the top.
  12. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crust is
  13. golden brown.