Name: Easy Chicago-Style Pizza
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: ½ pound hot or sweet Italian sausages (according to taste), casings removed; 2 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced; 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and thinly sliced crosswise; 2+ tablespoons olive oil; 1 pound pizza dough, defrosted in the refrigerator, if frozen; 2 cups (½ pound) shredded low-moisture mozzarella; 1 cup purchased Italian tomato pasta sauce; 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed; Pinch of red pepper flakes, crushed (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cast Iron Cookbook

By Joanna Pruess

Published 2012

About

I love deep-dish pizzas because, for me, it’s all about the filling. This classic pie includes sautéed onions, sausages, and mozzarella, but you can—and should—improvise. (My Favorite Deep-Dish Vegetarian Pizza.) Purchased pizza dough and tomato sauce make this easy. Ask your favorite pizzeria if they’ll sell you a ball of dough; many will. Supermarkets also sell fresh and frozen dough, but avoid those that say “multi-purpose dough for white bread” because