Homemade Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

posted by Stacie on December 10, 2015 // 19 Comments »

If there is one thing that this family loves, it is pizza. When we have pizza, we usually go out to enjoy it at a restaurant. However, this week my kids were really wanting us to make pizza at home. I had several cans of diced tomatoes that I wanted to use so it worked out well.

Homemade Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients:

1 pizza dough ( usually in the deli area of your grocery store)
14.5 ounce can of Hunt's 100% Natural Diced Tomatoes
2 cups of shredded mozzarella
8 ounces of sliced pepperoni (or toppings of your choice!)
2 tablespoons melted butter
small onion
salt & pepper to taste
basil
garlic
extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Grease a 9 inch pie plate or cake pan
Flour a hard surface and start flattening the dough. Bring the edges out around in a circle pressing gently with your finger tips and turning a quarter turn until it is slightly larger than the pan.
Carefully lay the dough over the pan, press down and along the edges
Brush with melted butter ( if you like a garlic bread crust, add some garlic powder and a little salt here)
Cook olive oil, onions and garlic until lightly browned in a sauce pan. Simmer for about five minutes and then add canned tomatoes. Reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Spoon sauce and spread evenly
Sprinkle mozzarella around , use less in the middle then at the edges.
Top with pepperoni
Bake on 425 for about 20 minutes, times may vary

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