Homemade Deep Dish Pizza

When you think of making a homemade deep dish pizza recipe it seems hard right? I'm here to tell you it's not, and it's so easy to make. This recipe is one of those things where you can't eat heavily during the day since this meal is so filling. Seriously, I had two slices of this pizza and took a nap. Then I woke up and ate more. As you can tell, I loved this delicious meal and I couldn't get enough. Want to make this homemade deep dish pizza? I have just the recipe for you below so keep reading.

When my husband and I first visited Chicago, deep dish was on our mind and I'll never forget the first time I had a slice of deep dish. I'll always remember how delicious it was. I know I can never recreate what I had during my trip but I knew I needed to make this recipe at home. And when I tasted my first homemade deep dish pizza recipe, I knew I would be making it again! It's not one of those recipes you make frequently because it's so heavy. Once in a blue moon you can get all of these ingredients together and make this dinner. But it's definitely too heavy to eat all of the time.

Have you ever tried this recipe? Let me know if the comments or tag #inalexaskitchen on Instagram if you make this.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Course Main Course

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

For the cast iron pan

1 tbs olive oil (spread this on your cast iron)
1 tbs cornmeal (put this on the bottom of your oiled cast iron pan)
store-bought pizza dough

Sauce ingredients

¼ cup cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic minced
28 oz crushed tomatoes
1 tbs Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Extras

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese blend
grated parmesan cheese (to put on top of the cooked pizza)

Instructions

1. Coat coast iron pan in olive oil and corn meal.
2. Roll out and stretch pizza dough to fit the cast iron pan.
3. On the stove, add all of the pizza sauce ingredients and cook until all of the ingredients are soft and mixed together.
4. As you make the sauce, you can also make the ground sausage.
5. Once the sausage and sauce is cooled down, add the sausage to the sauce and spoon the sauce on top of the dough.
6. Cook for 20-30 minutes (checking on it frequently)
7. Top with cheese and enjoy!

Keyword dinner recipes, dinnertime, quick dinner

Tips⬇️

For the pizza dough, store-bought is perfectly fine!
I used a cast iron pan here. It has to be coated properly and sprinkled with cornmeal so the dough doesn't stick.
I used Italian Sausage in my recipe, but you can use any type of meat and or veggie.
A cast iron pan is needed for this recipe. You can buy an inexpensive one off Amazon.