Mushroom Sausage Pizza

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This Mushroom Sausage Pizza is my absolute go-to for a hearty, deep-dish style meal. By baking it in a springform pan, you get a thick, chewy crust thats sturdy enough to hold all those layers of Italian sausage, fresh mushrooms, and onions. It's a cozy, family friendly dinner that feels like a special treat but is actually so simple to put together.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Italian-American

Keyword deep dish pizza recipe, family dinner pizza, game day pizza recipe, homemade pizza with sausage, Mushroom Sausage Pizza, sausage mushroom pizza, springform pan pizza

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 30

Total Time 2 30

Servings

Calories 612kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Ingredients

1¼ teaspoons dry yeast
½ teaspoon brown sugar
¾ cups warm water
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups all-purpose flour divided
¼ cup cornmeal
½ teaspoon salt
Cooking Spray
1 pound hot Italian sausage links casing removed
1 large garlic clove minced
1½ cups thinly vertically sliced onion
8 ounces package sliced mushrooms
¾ cup marinara sauce
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
1¼ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese shredded

Instructions

In kitchen aid mixer bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in ¾ cup warm water. Add 3 tablespoons oil. Gradually add about 1-¾ cups flour, cornmeal, and salt into yeast mixture and mix at medium low speed with dough hook until smooth. Scrape sides of pan down as needed.
Knead about 5 minutes with dough hook, gradually adding remaining flour. Turn dough out onto floured board and knead until dough is no longer sticky. You may need to use more flour than the recipe called for. I used about ½ cup more flour. Place dough in bowl coated lightly with olive oil and cover. Let rise until doubled.
While dough is rising, prepare filling. Break up sausage links in hot skillet and cook until browned. Remove sausage from pan and drain all but 1 tablespoon of fat. Add garlic, onions, and mushrooms and sautee until onions are translucent and mushrooms have released their moisture. Return sausage to pan, turn off heat, and add ½ cup of marinara sauce.
Spray a springform pan with cooking spray on bottom and sides of pan. Turn dough out onto a floured board and press into a 13 inch circle. Carefully lift dough and place in spring form pan pressing dough onto bottom and up sides of the pan. Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over dough.
Top with mushroom mixture. Spread marinara mixture over mushroom mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake at 425° for 28 minutes or until crust and cheese are browned. Let stand 10 minutes. Release sides of spring form pan and slide pizza onto cutting board.

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