Deep-Dish Pizza Casserole

Kim127's Note:

Very simple and quick dinner when dressed up with a tossed salad. This recipe was modified from one out of a Weight Watcher's cookbook. Feel free to vary what you add to the pizza.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 (15 ounce) can chunky Italian-style tomato sauce
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• cooking spray
• 1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
• 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Cook meat and onion in a large non-stick skillet until browned.
3. Drain.
4. Return to skillet and add tomato sauce and mushrooms until heated through.
5. While the meat mixture is cooking, coat a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
6. Unroll pizza crust dough and press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
7. Top bottom of pizza crust with meat mixture.
8. Bake, uncovered at 425°F for 12 minutes.
9. Top with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
10. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[* Pamela *]

A great recipe! I was a bit nervous that this would have a really soggy crust from all that sauce but even the middle baked up nice! I put a layer of pepperoni slices under the ground beef mixture and I also used fresh mushrooms instead of canned. Be sure to let it rest for the full 5 minutes or even 10. I was in too much of a hurry when I served the first piece and it didn't come out in a good slice like the second helpings did. A great recipe, thanks for sharing it!

[SweetSueAl]

This is so simple to make and very tasty. My family does not like mushrooms, so I omitted. I too added pepperoni, but on top of the cheese so my fussy grandson could pick them off. This is a sure winner!

[Shanna021]

Delicious and easy. I too added pepperoni, but I did it on top of the cheese. I think next time I'm going to put the pepperoni under the ground beef mixture like Pamela in Winnipeg. I'll definitely be making this again.