Deep Dish Pizza Cups – Get deep-dish flavor when you use a muffin tin to make these adorable mini pepperoni and cheese pizzas.
Chicago-style pizza is pizza prepared according to several styles developed in Chicago. It can refer to both the well-known deep-dish or stuffed pizzas and the lesser-known thin-crust tavern-style pizzas more popular with locals. The pan in which deep-dish pizza is baked gives the pizza its characteristically high edge, which provides ample space for large amounts of cheese and a chunky tomato sauce. Chicago-style deep-dish pizza may be prepared in the deep-dish style and as a stuffed pizza. Chicago-style thin-crust pizza dough is rolled for a thinner crispier crust than other thin-crust styles. The thin-crust pizza is cut in squares instead of slices, and is also referred to as a “tavern-style” pizza.
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Deep Dish Pizza Cups
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1 1/2 cups Italian Cheese Blend shredded
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 12 slices pepperoni
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1/8 tsp dried oregano or italian seasoning
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400ºF
- Unroll pizza dough on cutting board. Cut into 12 (3×2-inch) rectangles; place 1 in each of 12 muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle half the shredded cheese evenly into cups; top with pizza sauce, remaining shredded cheese and pepperoni. Sprinkle with Parmesan and oregano.
- Bake 11 to 12 min. or until crusts are golden brown and shredded cheese is melted. Cool 5 min. before removing from pan to serve.
