This is my third time try at this recipe. It’s not that I didn’t like the first two tries. Quite the opposite, actually. We like it so much that it’s worth making over and over. This time I decided to try one great big pie, instead of the individuals that use ramekins. Not everyone has 6 ramekins or wants to go to the trouble to make them individually.
I’m happy to report that this is my favorite version and it’s also the easiest. It has an easy homemade crust, but I used store-bought pizza sauce. Italian sausage and mozzarella make it as meaty and cheesy as you would expect from a Chicago style pizza.
Here’s what you’ll need:
Chicago Style Pizza Pot Pie – Take 3
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 pkg. yeast or 2 1/4 tsp.
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour you can use all-purpose, but bread flour makes a fluffier crust
For the filling:
- 1 lb. Italian sausage
- 1 onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced or crushed
- 2-3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 jar pizza sauce
For top of crust:
- 2 Tbs. melted butter
- dried oregano and basil
Instructions
- Make the dough first. Dissolve the yeast in the water.
- Mix in the other ingredients until they are well blended. I use a stand mixer with a dough hook, but you can also do this by hand. Let the dough rest while you cook the sausage.
- Brown the sausage with the onion and garlic.
- Drain and rinse under hot water to remove the extra fat.
- Heavily grease a 9×13 casserole dish.
- Layer the mozzarella and then the sausage over the top.
- Pour the sauce over the sausage, using a spoon the spread it out.
- On a floured surface, roll out the pizza dough with a rolling pin. It should be about the shape and size of the casserole dish.
- Carefully lift the dough and place it on the casserole dish.
- Trim any dough that is hanging over the sides.
- Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with oregano and basil, if desired.
- Bake at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes.
- I flipped the pieces upside down to serve them, which is how the original individual pies get served. The cheese ends up on top. It’s not pretty, but it’s oh-so-good!
This looks great! It’s like a deep dish pizza without the box :). Come check out our new recipe today, I think you’ll like it!
How long does it take for the dough to ‘rest’?
This looks good. I will have to try this one. I’m one of those people that does not have any ramekins. I need to buy some. Can’t wait to try this.
Mmmmm, I think it looks pretty even if you don’t 🙂 And pretty delicious, as well!
Tiffany, Is there supposed to be salt in the crust? We tried the recipe tonight and something doesn’t seem quite right. Any ideas?
Yes, she left out a very vital ingredient for any bread (sweet or not)–salt. I would recommend 1 tsp for this recipe.
I made this dish for pi day and wrote about it here. What a fun, delish way to have pizza. Thank you for sharing the recipe
I recently found this on Pinterest and my husband requested to try it. It was a hit with the whole family. Even my picky three year old liked it. I cheated and used 2 packages of the pre-made pizza dough because I didn’t want to buy a whole separate bag of flour and it worked out nicely. Thanks!
We made this the other night and it was a huge hit! Leftovers were even good.
This pizza was so easy and delicious, it is to die for. I had never made any type of bread without the bread machine, and the dough was so easy to make and so soft and yummy and we almost ate the whole thing. I let it set for about 5 min and the cheese firmed up and you were right, it ain’t pretty but it’s a keeper!