Perfect for smaller families that have the craving for deep-dish pizza, this genius recipe is baked in a loaf pan, yielding fewer servings of the Chicago classic. We filled ours with Italian sausage, onion, green bell pepper, pepperoni, shredded mozzarella and plenty of sauce, but you can easily customize the filling to your family’s tastes!
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- Deep-dish pizza was invented in Chicago and remains a famous dish there today. Explore our recipes for all different types of pizza.
Loaf Pan Deep-Dish Pizza
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 1/2 lb bulk Italian sausage
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 package (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese (2 cups)
- 3/4 cup Muir Glen™ organic pizza sauce (from 15-oz can)
- 10 slices pepperoni
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Brush bottom and sides of two 8x4-inch shiny aluminum loaf pans with olive oil.
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Step2Unroll dough onto large cutting board; cut in half crosswise. Let stand 5 minutes. Press each piece of dough firmly into bottom and at least 2 inches up sides of each pan. Bake 10 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, onion and bell pepper in skillet 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until sausage is no longer pink. Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and the pizza sauce until cheese is melted.
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Step4Sprinkle bottom of each partially baked crust with 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Divide sausage mixture evenly, and spoon onto cheese layer in each of the pans. Top each evenly with pepperoni slices and remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
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Step5Bake pizzas 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. Run metal spatula or sharp knife around edges of pan to loosen, and carefully remove pizzas from pan to cutting board. With sharp knife, cut each pizza into 4 wedges.
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Nutrition
330
Calories
16g
Total Fat
15g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 wedge
- Calories
- 330
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 29%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 760mg
- 32%
- Potassium
- 270mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 15g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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