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Gluten Free 6-Cheeses Chicago Deep Dish Pizza with Sweet Sausage and Mini Meatballs

This is a classic Chicago style deep dish pizza oozing with zesty sauce and melted cheese, pieces of sausage and meatballs on a hearty gluten free crust.
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Course: dinner, main dish, pizza
Cuisine: American, International, Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Pizza dough makes 1 14-inch crust:
  • 2 cups of flour I used Butterfly gluten free mix
  • 1/4 cup of corn meal
  • 1 Tbsp of instant yeast
  • 1 Tbsp of sugar
  • 1/4 cup of grape seed oil
  • 3/4 cup of warm water
  • 2 tsps. of salt
  • Tomato sauce and tomatoes:
  • 1/2 24- oz can of whole tomatoes
  • 1/2 24- oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 +1 tsp of garlic powder
  • 1 +2 tsps. of salt
  • 1/2 +1 tsp of pizza seasoning
  • 1/4 +1/2 of tsp of black pepper
  • Cheese:
  • 1/2 of package of mixed Italian style grated cheeses
  • 1 lb of sliced fresh mozzarella
  • 3-4 oz of fresh goat cheese
  • Meat:
  • 4-5 links of sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 lb of ground beef
  • 3 Tbsps of grated parmesan
  • 2 tsps. of garlic powder
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 tsp each of dried oregano and basil
  • 1/4 tsp of black pepper
  • Fresh basil for garnish

Method
 

  1. To make the dough, combine all dry ingredients, add oil and warm water, mix well and knead by hand or in a standing mixer.
  2. Transfer to a floured surface and kneed more to incorporate. Place dough in a bowl, cover with a towel and let it rise for about 1-1.5 hours till it's doubled in size.
  3. combine grated cheese and spices with ground beef and make small meatballs.
  4. Pan fry or broil sausage and meatballs.
  5. Collect the dough, knead more on a floured surface and shape in 1-2 disks.
  6. Roll out each disk to the pan size lined with parchment paper.
  7. Lightly brush the crust with olive oil and pre-bake at 400F degrees for about 15 minutes.
  8. Spread some sauce on the bottom and add some cheese, lay out the meatballs and sausage slices, top with whole tomatoes and more cheese, then repeat the layers.
  9. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes until the top is melted and browned.
  10. Garnish with fresh basil leaves.

Notes

Use any other combination of meats or substitute for mushroom slices for a vegetarian version.