Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Recipes Ingredients:

1 lb .
-loaf frozen white bread
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-dough,thawed
1 lb .
-Italian sausage
1/4 Cu p
-chopped onion
16 oz Can tomatoes
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6 oz .
-can tomato paste
1/3 Cu p
-Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 ts P.
-dried oregano
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-leaves,crushed
1 ts P.
-dried basil leaves,crushed
12 oz .
-natural low moisture
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-part-skim Mozzarella

Recipe Instructions:

DIRECTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ On lightly floured surface,let dough stand at room temperature 1 hour.Remove casing from sausage.Brown sausage;drain.Add onions; cook until tender.Stir in tomatoes,tomato paste,Parmesan Cheese and seasoning;simmer 15 minutes.Roll dough to 15 X 11 " rectangle; press onto bottom and 1 " up sides of greased 13 X 9 " Baking pan. Cover with half of mozzarella Cheese and tomato mixture;repeat layers.Bake @ 425 degrees 20 minutes.Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese,if desired.Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Options: Add 1 cup Mushroom slices and 1/2 cup chopped green peppers with onions.Add 1 tsp. fennel seed to Meat mixture. Serves 8. Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.20