To live in Illinois but not Chicago is to have a love/hate relationship with the city. Love for it's great tourist spots, excellent shopping, and outstanding food, including deep dish pizza.
Now, it took me a while to come around to the deep dish magic, but I'm a real convert now. So much so that I'm making it at home! Add in the beauty that is slow cooking, and I think I'm in love all over again.
Slow Cooker Deep Dish Pizza is easy, scrumptious, and pretty light on the labor. I started with a refrigerated pizza crust (not Pillsbury, but in the same section of the cooler) and rolled it out just a little to get some height on the sides of my 6 quart slow cooker. Then I dumped in my cheese, omitted extra toppings because we just don't care that much, and then dumped the sauce and meat mixture over. I did get a little distracted while I was making the sauce mixture and left the whole pound of Italian sausage in the skillet. To compensate, I added most of the 15oz can of tomato puree. It worked great despite the mistake, and the extra meat was perfect since I didn't add any other meats or toppings.
I was so amazed at how this turned out. Fantastically cheesy with a chewy crust, and altogether yum. Totally making this again, especially on a summer day when deep dish sounds good, but the last thing I want to do is heat up the kitchen.
Now, it took me a while to come around to the deep dish magic, but I'm a real convert now. So much so that I'm making it at home! Add in the beauty that is slow cooking, and I think I'm in love all over again.Slow Cooker Deep Dish Pizza is easy, scrumptious, and pretty light on the labor. I started with a refrigerated pizza crust (not Pillsbury, but in the same section of the cooler) and rolled it out just a little to get some height on the sides of my 6 quart slow cooker. Then I dumped in my cheese, omitted extra toppings because we just don't care that much, and then dumped the sauce and meat mixture over. I did get a little distracted while I was making the sauce mixture and left the whole pound of Italian sausage in the skillet. To compensate, I added most of the 15oz can of tomato puree. It worked great despite the mistake, and the extra meat was perfect since I didn't add any other meats or toppings.
I was so amazed at how this turned out. Fantastically cheesy with a chewy crust, and altogether yum. Totally making this again, especially on a summer day when deep dish sounds good, but the last thing I want to do is heat up the kitchen.
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