Chicago is famous for many things, but it’s pizza has to be one of the best. Every trip I make to Chicago includes at least one visit to Giordano’s Pizza. They make a mean stuffed crust pizza that is good enough to drive all the way to Chicago for. Recently I stumbled upon a book, in the public library of all places, that shows you exactly how to make a wonderful Giordanos style stuffed pizza!

The pizza that you make looks and tastes like authentic chicago stuffed crust pizza, because it is!

The total prep time is about 15 minutes, not including the hour to let the dough rise. Making it is more fun than going out. I use a spring-form cheesecake pan to make the pizza. (The spring form pan has a snap on the side that releases the sides of the pan so that you can easily remove it from the pizza when it is done.)

There are many wonderful recipes in the book, but the crust recipe on page 78 and the sauce recipe on page 82 makes a stuffed crust pizza that will keep you from going out for pizza.

When it was time to return the book to the library, I went to Amazon.com and bought my very own copy of the cookbook. $16 delivered. (Cheaper than one pizza!)

My First Chicago Style!