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Uno Pizzeria & Grill Cheese and Tomato Deep Dish Pizza Recipe

Make our Uno Pizzeria & Grill Cheese and Tomato Deep Dish Pizza Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Cheese and Tomato Deep Dish Pizza will taste just like Uno Pizzeria & Grill.
Prep Time25 minutes
Active Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Dinner, Kid Favorite, Lunch, Main Course, Pizza
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Local and Regional Favorite Recipes, Pizza

Equipment

  • 10-inch round Deep Dish Pan or Springform Pan.

Ingredients

Chunky Tomato Sauce

  • One 28-ounce can Crushed or Diced Tomatoes the chunkier, the better
  • 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 2 tablespoons Red Wine
  • 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning or 2 tablespoons fresh chopped Italian Herbs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried Onion
  • 3 cloves Garlic peeled and minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground Black Pepper to taste

Pizza

  • 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 16 ounces Pizza Dough at room temperature
  • 4 cups shredded Mozzarella Cheese divided
  • 3/4 cup Chunky Tomato Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Romano Cheese
  • 1 tablespoon dried Oregano

Instructions

Sauce

  • Place all ingredients in a large saucepan.
  • Place saucepan over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • (Note - You will have sauce left over after making the pizza. Store sauce in a tightly sealed container, in the refrigerator, up to 1 week for additional uses.)

Crust

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Pour oil into a 10-inch round, deep dish pan or springform pan.
  • Place dough in the center of pan. Work dough from the center outward, pressing to cover bottom of pan and halfway up sides. Prick dough all over with a fork.
  • Place in preheated oven and bake crust about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven. Leave oven on.
  • Let crust cool for 10 minutes.

Pizza

  • Spread 2 cups mozzarella cheese into crust.
  • Top with 3/4 cup tomato sauce.
  • Sprinkle remaining 2 cups mozzarella cheese, Romano cheese and oregano on top.
  • Place in preheated oven. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, rotating pizza every 15 minutes. The crust should be golden brown, and the cheese should be bubbling.
  • Remove from oven.
  • Allow to cool 3 minutes.
  • Remove pizza from pan using a spatula.
  • Cut and serve.

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