Chicago Deep Dish Pizza - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 lb.) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
4 c. shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 lb. lean sausage
1 1/2 tsp. oregano
1 1/2 tsp. fennel seed, crushed
3 cans plum tomatoes, drained and chopped
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms

Preparation

Grease a 14 x 2-inch pizza pan.
On flour-dusted board, roll dough to a 16-inch circle.
Press into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides of pan.
Sprinkle 3 cups cheese on crust.
Crumble sausage over cheese.