Chicago Style Italian Sausage and Pepper Deep Dish Pizza

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups thinly sliced yellow onions
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 cups thinly sliced green bell peppers
• 1 pound Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 recipe of Basic Pizza Dough
• 12 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the oil.
2. When the oil is hot, add the onions.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Saute for 2 minutes.
5. Add the peppers.
6. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Continue to saute for 3 minutes.
8. Remove from the heat and set aside.
9. In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the sausage and render for 4 to 6 minutes.
10. Remove and drain on paper towels.
11. Divide the dough in half and roll into a 14-inch circle, about 1/2-inch thick.
12. Press the dough into 2 greased 12-inch deep-dish pizza pans.
13. Sprinkle each pizza with 6 ounces of the grated cheese.
14. Spoon 1/2 of the onion and pepper mixture over each pizza.
15. Sprinkle 1/2 of the sausage over the onion mixture on each pizza.
16. Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce over the top of each pizza.
17. Sprinkle each pizza with 1 tablespoon of oregano.
18. Bake the pizzas for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
19. Remove the pizza from the oven and cut into individual servings.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/chicago-style-italian-sausage-and-pepper-deep-dish-pizza-recipe.html (may not work)