Chicago Style Stuffed Pizza Recipe
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Chicago Style Stuffed Pizza

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

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (45)

What to Drink?

Wine sangiovese
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
1 Hr
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 to 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 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
  • 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 pound spicy Italian sausage - browned, drained and crumbled
  • 9 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup diced pepperoni
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/8 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 703 | Total Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 70mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2006 by Avocat   view full review
My son goes to college at Northwestern in the Chicago area, so when he was home for a visit, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by KSKEMP   view full review
I came up with a great idea! Use a springform (aka cheesecake) pan! This recipe is a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2003 by Navy_Mommy   view full review
Because I read a previous review stating that there wasn't enough dough for a deep dish pan, I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2009 by Conchmom33   view full review
I was born and raised 20 min. outside of chicago and stuffed pizza is my absolute fav. this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2010 by I'm nuts too...   view full review
My children LOVED this pizza! I am however wondering when to use the 2 tbsp of oil...as it's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2008 by Pyewackit   view full review
Too bad there is no stars! The dough is over raised and gummy and the filling isn't very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2006 by VORCHA   view full review
Fantastic! Instead of using the crust recipe included, I used Jay's Signature Pizza crust in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2007 by Donnie   view full review
The pizza I made using the filler from this recipe (though tweaked just a bit) turned out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2003 by SPOUNG45   view full review
i am from chicago and this is a good recipe just about as good as geodarnos they have the best...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2003 by NANCYPRIBEK   view full review
I was born and raised in chicago,and I will say this is a very good recipe. Even in Chicago...

 

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