CHICAGO STYLE STUFFED PIZZA

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For this tasty Chicago-style stuffed pizza, a deep-dish pizza is stuffed with cheese, sausage, pepperoni, onions and green pepper. It's excellent!

Provided by Mark

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pizza Recipes

Time 1h50m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 teaspoons white sugar
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, divided
½ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1 ½ teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ pound spicy Italian sausage - browned, drained and crumbled
9 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
⅓ cup diced pepperoni
¼ cup chopped onion
⅛ cup chopped green bell pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
3 cloves garlic, sliced
½ cup tomato sauce

Steps:

  • To Make Dough: In a small bowl, dissolve sugar in 1 cup warm water; in a separate small bowl combine the yeast, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/2 cup warm water. Mix together and let rest in bowl for about 20 minutes, until foamy.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl mix together remaining 2 1/2 cups flour with cornmeal and salt; remove half of this mixture from bowl and stir 1 cup sugar water into bowl. When well mixed, return second half of flour/cornmeal mixture to bowl and mix all together; then stir in yeast mixture. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 12 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled in volume.
  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). To Make Stuffing: In a large bowl combine the sausage, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, pepperoni, onion, bell pepper, oregano and garlic. Mix well.
  • Press half of the dough in the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased deep dish pan. Bake crust in preheated oven for 4 minutes, then add the stuffing mixture to the bottom crust and cover with top crust; seal edges together with fingers, and trim excess. Slit top crust to allow steam to vent during baking; top with tomato sauce.
  • Bake on lower rack at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then cut and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 702.9 calories, Carbohydrate 75.8 g, Cholesterol 70.2 mg, Fat 30 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 30.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 1646.2 mg, Sugar 5 g

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