7870 cal/recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 c olive oil
• Pizza Dough recipe
• 1 lb mild Italian sausage
• 2 15-oz cans black olives, sliced
• 2 4-oz cans sliced mushrooms
• 4-oz jar sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 2 lb shredded mozzarella cheese
• 32-oz jar marinara sauce
• 1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

• Heat oven to 460 F.
• Divide olive oil among two 12-inch cast iron skillets.
• Swirl skillets so that oil coats bottom of the skillet.
• Divide prepared pizza dough in two portions.
• Role out each portion of dough on a lightly floured surface, until about 14-inches in diameter.
• Transfer dough to oiled skillets.
• Cook sausage in a small skillet until done, breaking up meat into small pieces with spatula or ricer.
• Mix cooked sausage, olives, mushrooms, tomatoes, and peppers together in a medium bowl.
• Divide mixture among the two skillets of dough.
• Divide mozzarella among the two skillets.
• Cook skillets on separate racks in the oven for 12 min.
• Switch skillet positions and cook a further 8 min.
• Remove pizzas from oven and top with equal portions on marinara sauce and then Parmesan.
• Return pizzas to oven and cook further 8 min.
• Remove pizzas from oven and let rest 5 minutes in pan.
• Move pizzas to cutting boards and let rest 10 min.
• Cut into pieces and serve warm.

Note

This recipe is easily adapted to make vegetarian deep dish pizza by omitting the sausage, or make vegetarian Hawaiian pizza by exchanging the sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, and peppers with 2 20-oz cans of sliced pineapple.