Deep-dish Pizza At Home (game food 2)

The best deep-dish pizza at home, perfect for game day!

Here’s another one of my favorite Trader Joe’s items: garlic and herb pizza dough. Super delicious, and it's only $1.99. It was perfect to use to make this plant-based Italian sausage deep-dish pizza. Let me tell you, I highly recommend you try this, even the pickiest eater would enjoy this!

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- [ ] 2 impossible Italian sausage links

- [ ] 1 store-bought garlic and herb pizza dough (Trader Joe’s brand)

- [ ] 3/4 to 1 cup marinara sauce

- [ ] 6 oz mushrooms

- [ ] 1 bell pepper (any color)

- [ ] Mozzarella cheese

- [ ] 2 tbsp olive oil (for the cake pan, and to help brown the crust)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 450 F.

2. Grease a 9×13-inch cake pan with a removable base (for easy transferring)

3. Follow store-bought pizza dough instructions (this varies)

4. For Tj’s pizza dough, Gently remove it from the bag, place it on a lightly floured surface, and let it sit at room temperature for 30 min.

5. While you wait for the pizza dough, prep the toppings. 

6. Sautee the mushrooms, then add the impossible sausage (remove the casing); once cooked, set aside.

7. Cut the bell pepper into small cubes, and set aside.

8. Once the dough is ready, roll out the pizza dough with a rolling pin on a floured surface, then add the dough to fit the cake pan. Press the dough however high you want it on the side of the cake pan.

9. Bake for 5 minutes. 

10. Spread half of the marinara sauce over the dough.

11. Layer half of the plant-based sausage, bell pepper, and mozzarella cheese.

12. Repeat Steps 10 & 11.

13. Spread olive oil around the dough.

14. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Tips

* Bake the dough 5 minutes before adding the toppings for a crispier crust.

* Use your favorite plant-based sausage or if you are a meat eater, go wild and pick your favorite protein. There are many different brands and flavors available.

* Get creative with your toppings! Some other popular deep-dish pizza toppings include onions, olives, and spinach.

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