Stuffed Vegetarian Pizza Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Johnny Davis   Stuffed Vegetarian Pizza Recipe layers Monterey Jack cheese, olive oil, onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, garlic, salt, oregano, pepper and marjoram between pizza dough before topping with sauce and Romano cheese to make this tasty pizza recipe. 1260

INGREDIENTS

• Deep Dish Pizza Dough (search recipes)
• Fresh Tomato Sauce (search recipes)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly slivered
• 1/2 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 red or green bell pepper, quartered, seeded, and cut in thin strips
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon each pepper and dried marjoram
• 4 cups (1 lb) shredded Monterey jack cheese
• 2/3 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

DIRECTIONS

• Prepare Deep Dish Pizza Dough and let it rise. While dough rises, make Fresh Tomato Sauce, then set it aside. Preheat oven to 450° F. While dough rises, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, mushrooms, and red pepper. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft, mushrooms brown lightly, and any mushroom liquid evaporates. Mix in garlic, salt, oregano, pepper, and marjoram, then remove from heat.
• Grease a 14-inch deep-dish pizza pan (about 2 inches deep). Divide dough into two portions, one about a third larger than the other. Roll larger portion of dough out on a floured surface to about a 14-inch circle. Use your hands to pat and stretch dough to fit into pan, pressing it against sides of pan to reach top edge.
• Sprinkle evenly with 3 cups of the jack cheese. Spread vegetable mixture over cheese. Roll out remaining dough to a 14-inch circle; place over vegetables, pressing edge against dough already in pan. Fold dough lining pan over top layer.
• Spread tomato sauce over top layer of dough. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 cup jack cheese. Top with Parmesan cheese. Bake on lowest rack of oven until crust browns well and cheese is richly browned (25 to 30 minutes). Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes before cutting into wedges to serve.