Food Recipes Detroit-Style Pizza With Sausage and Peppers 3.6 (16) 1 Review Detroit-style pizza has Instagram in part to thank for it’s rise to fame over the past couple years. It’s no wonder: the square slices are particularly picture-worthy. Detroit-style pizza is similar to a Grandma pie in shape, but boasts an extra-crispy crust and thick dough—not unlike a focaccia, but, you know, doused with tomato sauce and cheese. This recipe tops it all off with a few extra highlights, including crispy sausage, Cheddar cheese (always welcome on a pizza, thank you) and pickled banana peppers. Pro tip: The most important element in making this a legit Detroit-style pizza is getting some cheese in contact with the pan so you get that classic, cheese-laced edge. By Ananda Eidelstein Ananda Eidelstein Instagram Website Ananda Eidelstein is a vegetable-loving food writer, recipe developer, and editor with nearly a decade of culinary and food media experience. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Published on April 22, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Greg DuPree Hands On Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Yield: 1 pizza (serves 4 to 6) Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 18-oz. ball Master Pizza Dough 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 links sweet Italian sausage, casings removed 1 cup crushed tomatoes 1 clove garlic, grated ½ teaspoon dried oregano ½ teaspoon kosher salt 4 ounces sharp white Cheddar cheese, grated (about 1 cup) 4 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup) ½ cup drained jarred sliced banana peppers Directions Preheat oven to 500°F with rack in middle position. Brush a 13-by-9-inch dark metal baking dish with butter. Using your fingertips, stretch dough to corners of dish. Cover with a dish towel; let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, about 5 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Mix tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and salt in a separate bowl. Mix Cheddar and mozzarella in a third bowl. Uncover dough; gently stretch to corners of baking dish if it has shrunk. Spread tomato mixture to the edge. Sprinkle half the cheese around the edge, making contact with the dish, and remaining cheese evenly over the middle. Top with sausage and banana peppers. Bake until edge of crust is golden brown and bubbly, 14 to 16 minutes. Rate it Print