Chicago-style pizzas
Thick crusted pies
Chicago-style pizzas are deep-dish pies baked in round pans with high sides, producing a thick crust that holds substantial layers of cheese, meat, and chunky tomato sauce.
The crust forms a bowl rather than a flat base.
The style originated in Chicago in the 1940s and remains associated with the city: We ordered a Chicago-style pizza with sausage and peppers.
Partisans debate whether it qualifies as pizza or constitutes its own category entirely.
- deep-dishThick, pan-baked style
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- thick crustHefty bread foundation
- Windy CityChicago's famous moniker
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