Upside Down Pizza

Chicago has many great restaurants. Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder, in Lincoln Park, is one of my very favorites. It's in an old building with a brownstone front. The inside has pine paneling with a cozy atmosphere. Their specialty is a "Pizza Pot Pie," which is where this recipe was inspired from. The concept for this brilliant recipe came from my mother-in-law, who has made these pizzas for many family events. Everyone loves them. This is about as close as you can get to the Oven Grinder's experience without visiting the restaurant.

Upside Down Pizza

Makes 4 pizza pies

Ingredients:

1/2 recipe pizza dough

8 oz mozzarella cheese

4 oz cooked ground sausage

12 mushrooms

20 oz pizza sauce (thicker works better)

Preheat oven to 400° F. Grease 2-cup Pyrex glass bowl on the inside and on the top half of the outside (the dough goes over the top so you want that part greased).

Next assemble bowls. I like to weigh it out to make sure they are evenly distributed. Each bowl gets 2 oz cheese, 1 oz sausage, 3 mushrooms, and 5 oz pizza sauce.