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Easy Deep Dish Pepperoni Pizza

If you're a pizza lover, this crazy-delicious, super-easy, deep dish pepperoni pizza is the stuff dreams are made of. It never fails to bring rave reviews!

Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr 3 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 131 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe Easy Deep Dish Pizza Dough
  • ½-¾ cup Super Easy Pizza Sauce
  • 6 ounces mozzarella cheese whole milk if possible
  • 2-3 ounces pepperoni thinly sliced
  • fresh basil leaves optional
  • Italian seasoning for garnish

Instructions

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  1. Prepare Easy Deep Dish Pizza Dough as instructed in the recipe through step 5.
  2. For the toppings, cover the dough with the Super Easy Pizza Sauce to within a half inch of the edges. Cover the sauce with the cheese, again keeping a ½ inch border (so the cheese doesn't burn because of the heat from the edge of the pan). Top cheese with pepperoni. Space the pepperoni fairly close together as they will shrink in the oven. Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves, if desired. If basil leaves are large, cut them into smaller pieces.
  3. Preheat oven to 450˚F with a rack on the lowest level. (if using a cake pan preheat to 425˚F with a rack in the center of the oven).
  4. When ready to bake, cover with foil (see Café Tips in ) and bake for 15 minutes on the lowest rack of the oven (middle rack if using the cake pan). Remove foil and bake another 5-8 minutes or until cheese is melty and edges are light golden brown. Run a knife around the edge of the crust and transfer pizza to a cutting board with a spatula. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and more fresh basil, if desired. Slice and enjoy!

Notes

  • See Café Tips above for further instructions and detailed tips.
  • The estimated time for this recipe assumes that the sauce has already been made.
  • The nutritional information does not include the crust or sauce. See those individual posts for their nutritional info.

Nutrition Information

Calories 131kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 0g (0%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 32mg (11%) Sodium 344mg (14%) Potassium 47mg (1%) Sugar 0g (0%) Vitamin A 190IU (4%) Calcium 145mg (15%) Iron 0.3mg (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 131

% Daily Value*

Calories 131kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 0g 0%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 32mg 11%
Sodium 344mg 14%
Potassium 47mg 1%
Sugar 0g 0%
Vitamin A 190IU 4%
Calcium 145mg 15%
Iron 0.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.