
It will take too long to cook thoroughly and the crust will burn in that extra time. If your sauce is too thin, you can mix in some tomato paste to thicken it up. Make sure the marinara you use is nice and thick.Otherwise, the insides will leak when you cut into the pizza. Let the deep dish sit for 30-45 minutes before cutting into it, to let the marinara set a little more. Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake for 35 minutes or until the crust is golden and the marinara starts to set. Sprinkle the remaining garlic on top, as well as any dried herbs, if desired. Pour the marinara over all of the ingredients, covering them completely. It's okay to be heavy handed with the cheese since some of it will blend into the filling.Īdd the onion slices, green peppers, most of the garlic, tomato slices, vegan sausage, and giardiniera. Poke the bottom of the dough, as if you're making a pie, to prevent bubbling. Grease a 9-inch round dish or large cast iron pan with the olive oil, then place the rolled pizza dough in the pan, pressing it up the edges. Once the pizza dough is prepared, you'll preheat oven to 425☏ and start assembling the pizza. If your sauce is too thin, it will pool in the pan when you cut the pizza. If you're using marinara or another thinner sauce, you can add tomato paste to help thicken it up. I used onions, green peppers, tomatoes, garlic, giardiniera, and seitan, but you can use any kind you like. The pizza dough recipe included in the recipe is from my Buffalo Cauliflower Pizza. The amount of dough for 1 regular pizza should be enough for deep dish pizza. You can order a vegan deep dish pizza at many restaurants in Chicago, but if you can't get to Chicago anytime soon, you can make a vegan deep dish pizza at home! If a vegan version of a popular local dish exists, we'll go out of our way to eat it. Locals typically stick with traditional thin-crust pizza and go out for deep dish when out-of-town friends or family are visiting.īut there's a different set of "rules" when it comes to vegan food. Basically an upside-down pizza in a deep dish with thick crust.ĭeep dish is one of those meals you have to get at least once in Chicago, just like the Chicago hot dog or Italian beef. From the bottom up, it goes cheese, "toppings", seasoning, and a thick layer of sauce on top. If you've never heard of deep dish pizza, the name kind of gives it away. There's also a cheeseburger deep dish variation! This Chicago style vegan deep dish pizza is made filled with onions, peppers, vegan Italian sausage, and dairy-free cheese.
