A few weeks ago, my husband Steve and I were sitting in the living room, discussing dinner ideas. Now that we’re nearly empty-nesters, dinner for two (instead of five or more) is a bit of a challenge. We were making a mental list of some of our favorite dinners when Steve said: “What if we tried making deep dish pizza in a cast iron skillet?” What a brilliant idea! We’ve made pizza on the grill before, but a smaller, deep dish pizza for two, sounded perfect!
Twenty minutes and a few Google searches later, we discovered making deep dish pizza in an iron skillet was not an original idea. It seemed easy to do though, so after reading through several recipes, we decided to try our own version!
Using store-bought pizza dough, our favorite homemade pizza sauce and a bunch of our favorite toppings, the new-to-us, deep dish pizza project began!
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
I like the prepared dough we get from Trader Joe’s, but feel free to make your own! If you buy it, let the dough sit on the counter and come to room temperature before you start working it. It will be easier to stretch if it isn’t cold.
Lightly flour a large work surface and roll dough into a 14″ circle. Gently place the dough in the skillet and roll down the excess to form a crust around the edge. If your pan is well seasoned, you won’t need to oil it. Ours is still fairly new, so we put a few drops of oil on a paper towel and rubbed it around the bottom of the pan. We also sprinkled a tiny amount of corn meal on the bottom of the pan to give a little extra flavor and crunch to the crust.
One of the recipes we saw online, used cheese sticks rolled up inside the excess dough to make a cheese filled crust! We didn’t do that, but I thought it was a great idea. Maybe next time!
Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza Recipe
Spread 1/3 – 1/2 cup pizza sauce on the dough and top with your favorite pizza things! We used Italian sausage, pepperoni and red onion.
Here is a secret we learned to creating a great crust: heat the skillet on high flame on your stove top for three to five minutes. This will get the pan hot and will help start cooking the crust on the bottom of your pizza. You won’t see any change in the toppings, but trust me, that little bit of time will make a world of difference in your crust!
Remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes before cutting. The pizza will slide right out or you can serve it from the pan! I like serving it from the pan so it stays warm.
Deep Dish Pizza (authentic Chicago Style!)
One of the best things about this dish (aside from not having to share with the kids!) is that it comes together easily in 30 minutes or less! Enjoy!Chicago style deep dish pizza is one of my favorite kinds of pizza, it’s so unique that it brings it’s own ambience to the meal. It’s not just another pizza Chicago style deep dish pizza is an experience, a mood, a sought-after desire that we can now create at home any night of the week!
It’s an easy weeknight dinner, the pizza dough can be homemade days before, the morning of or you can buy it store bought. You’ll use your favorite jarred sauce, canned tomatoes, dry herbs and frozen store-bought meatballs, the hardest part about this Chicago style deep dish recipe is waiting while it’s in the oven for 45 minutes.
You’re right I’m not going to lead you on with a story about how I’m rooted in Chicago with family that dates back generations. In fact it’s the exact opposite. I have very rarely visited the mid-west in general and I’ve only been to Chicago for a mere
How To Make The Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
The most touristy thing I did was walk in awe through Chicago O’Hare International Airport reminiscing about the movie Home Alone. I did not eat pizza on this trip. I have a trip planned there next March and I’m currently taking suggestions on where to go and what to eat, feel free to comment, email, or message me on social media if you have any recommendations – especially for a true Chicago style deep dish pizza!
So, with that said, where do I get my credibility for this Chicago style deep dish pizza recipe? I’m starting to wonder that myself…
All I have to go on are these three things. The first one, I use to frequent a Chicago style deep dish restaurant here in DC, it was right around the corner from work and a great place to take a leisure lunch, happy hour or meet friends for dinner. The second thing is my husband, he would visit his then girlfriend in college in Chicago so naturally I leaned on his memories from 15+ years ago. Third, over the years, I’ve made other deep dish recipes from other food bloggers.
Easy Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza (cast Iron Skillet)
I love making homemade pizza dough, it’s so incredibly easy and you can make it days ahead of time or keep it stocked in the freezer for when you want pizza on a whim. If you wake up feeling like making pizza, you can make my homemade dough recipe in under 10 minutes and it only needs at least an hour to rise. If you want a more tangy flavor, a slow rise in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours and up to 72 hours is the way to go (and my preferred way).
If you want to buy store-bought pizza dough, you will need want to get the ball of dough usually made in-store and sold by the deli section, most large grocery stores have this option. I love this alternative, it’s the next best thing to homemade.
Here’s the catch you will need 1 and 1/2 dough balls. When I make my homemade dough recipe I usually get two pizzas from the recipe, for this Chicago style deep dish pizza, I rolled out the entire recipe without splitting into two, after measuring it for my 9 inch cake pan, I trimmed and had enough left over for one small kid-size personal pan pizza.
Homemade Pepperoni Lover's Deep Dish Pizza < Call Me Pmc
If you’ve read other recipes, you will know that I have an obsession with store-bought frozen meatballs. I love my homemade meatballs for dishes like spaghetti and meatballs, but I never have homemade meatballs frozen in the freezer and ready to go which is why I turn to the next best thing!
Frozen meatballs stand up in dishes and soups when they are cooking a long time, they help speed up any weeknight meal and let’s face it – they are delicious. I love love love the brand “Cooked Perfect” and they have so many options to choose from to meet a lot of different dietary restrictions. For this Chicago style deep dish pizza I used a bag of their organic Italian style.
Deep dish pizza is so unique with unbeatable delicious flavors. This recipe lets you recreate it in an hour, complete with meatballs and fennel seeds for the perfect slice. It's truly one of my favorites!No need to travel all the way to Chicago for this incredible Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizza recipe, when you can make it at home!Try this easy, detailed deep dish pizza with step-by-step directions and a how to video for a thick and buttery, flaky crust and a rich, chunky tomato sauce, with plenty of gooey cheese.
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If I was stuck on an island for the rest of my life and could only eat one dish, it would be pizza. I never get tired of pizza and love making it at home. According to Pizza Hut, pizza is often voted the number one most popular food in America and in fact, 94 percent of Americans eat it at least once a month! I love knowing that I’m doing my part as a pizza loving American 🙂
This deep dish pizza recipe makes enough dough and sauce for two 9-inch pizzas.I baked one pizza in a 9-inch cast iron skillet and the other in a 9-inch cake pan. Both came out beautifully but just a little different. The cast iron yielded a slightly crispier crust while the cake pan produced a softer, chewier crust. Both are fantastic and hold up extremely well under the thick layer of toppings.
If you allow the pizza to rest for 20 to 30 minutes before serving, it can easily be removed to a cutting board for slicing.This extra time to rest and cool ensures the toppings and cheese won’t spill out onto your plate. Not saying that’s a bad thing, in fact it’s super appealing to me! But if you don’t want to eat this deep dish pizza recipe with a fork, let it cool a while before enjoying.
Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza Recipe
Pizza is easily customizable to all your favorite toppings.We served this Chicago Style Deep Dish pizza recipe with big chunks of sweet Italian sausage and a few chopped kalamata olives. Since this recipe makes two
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