Slow-Cooker Deep-Dish Pizza

1. 1

   Preheat the slow cooker on high for 20 minutes.

2. 2

   Spray the insert with nonstick cooking spray.

3. 3

   On a clean surface, stretch, roll and form the dough into roughly the same shape as the slow cooker insert.

4. 4

   The goal is a nice, thin crust.

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   Place in the cooker and spread out if necessary.

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   Cook on high, UNCOVERED, for 1 hour without toppings.

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   Shingle the mozzarella slices over the dough and up the sides about 1 inch above the crust.

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   Overlap each slice, moving in a clockwise circle until the perimeter is covered.

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   Place 1 more slice to cover the empty spot in the middle, if necessary.

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    Shingle a layer of pepperoni the same way you did the cheese.

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    Follow with a small layer of the pizza sauce.

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    Sprinkle with the Parmesan.

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    Cook on high until the cheesy crust is dark and caramelized and the bottom is firm and brown, another hour.

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    Carefully take out of the slow cooker using a spatula.

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    Garnish with the basil and crushed red pepper.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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