How is a Chicago Style Pizza actually made?

Answer 1

Recipe for Chicago Style Pizza
INGREDIENTS
1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
1 pound bulk Italian sausage
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
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.
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.
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.
4. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crust is golden brown.
Serves 6

Answer 2

During the depression of the thirties, followed by the war years of the forties, Americans ate one-dish meals of "casseroles" -- easily procured ingredients that would satisfy the stomach, stretch the budget and not cost many ration coupons. Therefore, the more you could load onto a pizza crust, the better it would be, and doubtless a deep pan would be more like a casserole. Moreover, the crust would not need the fancy stretching and pushing, even tossing, that the traditional Italian thin pizza would require. The mozzarella cheese would be on the bottom and the crust and toppings would all bake and ooze together and become one of America's legacies to fat foods nationwide and waistwide.
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Answer 3

Chicago pizza is actually just deep dish pizza, it is made by using a thicker dough, and more cheese than a regular pizza.

Answer 4

It is almost like a lasagna - dough - oil-cheese-sauce-meat-sauce-cheese-olives/onions/peppers/mushrooms-sauce-cheese- bake. it takes longer to bake but when the top is bubbly and golden it is done let rest 15-20 minutes to balance the flavors prior to serving. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Chicago style just has more tomato sauce with tomato chunks in it.