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You HAVE To Try This New Type Of Pizza: Pizza Pot Pies With 4 Fun Fillings

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Everyone has their personal pizza preferences – deep dish, stuffed crust, thin crust, thick crust, the list goes on and on! But have you ever heard of pizza pot pie before? This fun, easy way to make pizza is super popular in and around Chicago, and we can see why! Pizza pot pie is a style of pizza that gets made upside down in a crispy, golden crust that's baked in the shape of a bowl. Fill up a mixing bowl with plenty of cheese and your favorite toppings, seal the bowl with the pizza dough, and bake everything in the oven for an ingenious new take on pizza. Move over, deep dish – pizza pot pie is Chicago's real claim to fame!

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For the pizza dough (makes 6)

– 5 cups flour
– 1 tbsp sugar
– 1 tsp dry yeast
– 1 tsp salt
– 2 tbsp olive oil
– 1¼ cups water, lukewarm

Spicy Meatball Pizza Pot Pie

– chili peppers, sliced
– jalapeños
– 8 meatballs, cooked
– 2½ cups shredded mozzarella
– 1–2 tbsp pizza sauce
– 1 whisked egg + milk for the egg wash

Caprese Pizza Pot Pie

– 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
– 6 mozzarella pearls
– 1½ cups shredded mozzarella
– 1–2 tbsp pesto
– arugula for the topping
– 1 whisked egg + milk for the egg wash

Four Cheese Pizza Pot Pie

– 1 tbsp grated parmesan
– 1 oz blue cheese, crumbled
– ¾ cup shredded cheddar
– 1½ cups shredded mozzarella
– chopped scallions for the topping
– 1 whisked egg + milk for the egg wash

Hot Dog Pizza Pot Pie

– 2 hot dogs, cooked & sliced
– slices of red onion
– 2½ cups shredded mozzarella
– ketchup
– mustard
– pickles for the topping
– 1 whisked egg + milk for the egg wash