Crockpot Pizza

I love my crockpot and anything that I can cook in it. You just get up in the morning, put all the ingredients in your crockpot, turn it on and forget about it. Then come dinner time, all you have to do is make a salad.

This recipe starts a little later, closer to dinner time, since it only takes a couple hours, but it’s a delicious pizza that we’ve made a few times.

Here’s how you do it:

Start by lining the crock in your crockpot with some parchment paper. Cut a sheet big enough that will fit inside, then trim the edges so that it won’t interfere with the lid.

Spray it lightly with cooking spray, then spread the dough out bringing it up around the sides about an inch. This is a deep dish pizza.

I used a refrigerated, premade from Trader Joe’s that has garlic and herbs in it. It’s absolutely delicious. But you can use any pizza dough that you like. Frozen, refrigerated, or even homemade.

Top the dough  with half cheese,

then the cooked sausage and any other toppings that you want to put on it.

Next, add the sauce,

topped with the rest of the cheese, including the parmesan,

My husband loves pepperoni so we put some as the final layer.

Cover the top of the crockpot with a paper towel then top it with the lid. The paper towel helps absorb the steam so that the pizza gets crispy not soggy.

Cook on high for about two hours. After about an hour and a half check on it make sure the dough isn’t burning. we like ours good and brown and crispy around the edges.

Lift the pizza out of the crockpot using the parchment paper, then let it cool about 5 to 10 minutes.

Slice and serve. The easiest pizza you’ll ever make with virtually no cleanup.

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Crockpot Pizza

super easy with very little clean up

Course: Main Course, main dish

Cuisine: American, slow cooker

Keyword: crock pot, italian sausage, pepperoni, pizza, slow cooker

Servings: 4 servings

Author: HelenFern

Ingredients

• 16 oz. pre-made pizza dough
• 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
• 1 cup Italian sausage, cooked and drained
• 1/2 cup parmesan, shredded not canned
• 3/4 cup pizza sauce
• 1/4 cup sliced olives
• 12 to 15 slices pepperoni

Instructions

1. Start by lining the crock in your crockpot with some parchment paper. Cut a sheet big enough that will fit inside, then trim the edges so that it won’t interfere with the lid.

2. Spray it lightly with cooking spray, then spread the dough out bringing it up around the sides about an inch. This is a deep dish pizza.

3. Top the dough  with half cheese, then the cooked sausage and any other toppings that you want to put on it.

4. Next, add the sauce, topped with the rest of the cheeses.

5. Put the pepperoni on last.

6. Cover the top of the crockpot with a paper towel then top it with the lid. The paper towel helps absorb the steam so that the pizza gets crispy not soggy.

7. Cook on high for about two hours. After about an hour and a half check on it make sure the dough isn’t burning. we like ours good and brown and crispy around the edges.

8. Lift the pizza out of the crockpot using the parchment paper, then let it cool about 5 to 10 minutes.

9. Slice and serve. The easiest pizza you’ll ever make with virtually no cleanup.

Recipe Notes

 

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