Chicago-Style Pan Pizza

This is the best Chicago-style pizza that I have ever had. Make sure that you use the Parmesan in hard triangle form. It tastes so much better when you grate it yourself.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 578 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
• ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seed
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.

Step 2

Crumble the sausage into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon, and sprinkle over the dough crust. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over the sausage.

Step 3

Add mushrooms and onion to the skillet; cook and stir until the onion is tender. Stir in the tomatoes, oregano, salt, fennel seed and garlic powder. Spoon over the mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the top.

Step 4

Bake for 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crust is golden brown.