Deep Dish Alfredo Pizza Food

DEEP DISH ALFREDO PIZZA

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the water, oil, and yeast. Stir in the flour. Roll into a ball, and transfer to a well-oiled bowl. Allow to rise 1 hour in a warm location, or until doubled in size.
• Thoroughly grease a deep dish pizza pan. Punch down dough, and transfer to the pan. Cover dough with a cloth, and allow crust to rise 25 minutes, until puffy.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a saucepan over low heat, mix the cream, butter, and cream cheese, stirring constantly, until melted and well-blended. Mix in Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Continue to cook and stir 15 minutes, or until Parmesan is lightly browned. Spread over the pizza crust. Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until crust is lightly browned.

TRUE CHICAGO-STYLE DEEP-DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix sugar, yeast and 11 ounces room temperature water (about 80 degrees) in a bowl and let bloom for 15 minutes. Combine flour, salt and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Once yeast has bloomed, add to dry ingredients along with corn oil. Gently combine with a rubber spatula until a rough ball is formed.
• Knead on low speed with the dough hook for 90 seconds. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and proof until doubled in size, about 6 hours. Punch down and let dough settle for 15 more minutes.
• Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F.
• Coat bottom and sides of a 12-inch cake pan or traditional Chicago style pizza pan with melted butter. Using your hands, spread out about three-quarters of the dough across the bottom and up the sides of the pan (save the remainder for another use). Cover entire bottom in mozzarella, all the way up to the edge. Cover half with a thin, even layer of raw sausage. Cover the other half with the pepperoni. Top with a couple handfuls of crushed tomatoes. Spread out with hands to the edge. Sprinkle top evenly with grated Parm.
• Bake, rotating halfway through, until golden around the edge, about 25 minutes. Let rest for about 5 minutes, then either gently lift pizza out of pan or just cut your slice out of the pan like a pie!

GARLIC CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Make one batch homemade breadstick dough (this makes a yummy deep dish pizza) (recipe #123659). Spread dough out in 2 buttered 9 by 13 pans.
• Mix alfredo with minced garlic divide and spread evenly over both pans.
• Sauté chicken with garlic till lightly browned and spread over pizzas.
• Sprinkle pizzas with onions, tomatoes, and cheeses.
• Let rise 20 minutes.
• Bake in 350° oven till cheese is melted and bubbly and crust edges are golden brown (approx 25 minutes depending on oven).

GARLIC CHICKEN DEEP DISH PIZZA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook chicken with small amount of oil in pan on medium/high heat. Set aside.
• 2. Prepare deep dish dough (also posted in my recipes) in 2 greased 9x13 pans.
• 3. Mix alfredo sauce with minced garlic and spread over dough.
• 4. Add chicken and sprinkle with remaining toppings. Allow pizza to rest for 20 minutes.
• 5. Bake @ 350 for 25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly and crust is golden brown.

DEEP-DISH CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare roll mix according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm., In the same skillet, saute the mushrooms, peppers, onion and seasonings in remaining oil until vegetables are tender. Return chicken to the pan., Roll dough into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; build up edges slightly. Spread sauce over dough. Top with chicken mixture and cheeses., Wrap and freeze for up to 2 months or bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until crust and cheeses are lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving., To use frozen pizza: Thaw in the refrigerator. Uncover and bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.