Deep Dish Chicago Style Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lb italian sausage, casings removed
• 3/4 lb store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
• 3/4 cup marinara sauce
• 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 allow the pizza dough to sit on a counter for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours, covered with a damp towel.
• 2 heat oven to 400 degrees f with a rack in the lowest position.
• 3 heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. add the sausage and cook, breaking it up into large pieces with a spoon until golden brown but still pink in the middle (4-6 minutes).
• 4 coat a 9-inch cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the oil. press the dough into the pan, covering the bottom and sides. top the dough, in this order, with the mozzarella, marinara, onion, and cooked sausage.
• 5 bake until the crust is golden brown (30-35 minutes). top with the ricotta and pepper. bake until the ricotta is warm (3-4 minutes). let rest for 5 minutes before serving.