Pizza Pie!

Great for quick weeknight suppers!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4-8

Ingredients

• 1  lb ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped green pepper
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 (4 ounce) can  sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
• 1  teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄8-1⁄4 teaspoon sugar, to taste
• 1 (9 inch)  unbaked pie shells
• 10 -12  slices  pepperoni (optional)
• 6  ounces  sliced mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup  ground parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Cook ground beef, onion, green pepper, garlic and fennel til done. Drain grease.
2. Stir in rest of ingredients except cheeses.
3. Pour beef mixture into unbaked pie shell. Top with pepperoni slices if desired.
4. Bake in 400º oven for 15 minutes.
5. Top evenly with mozzarella slices.
6. Sprinkle top evenly with parmesan cheese.
7. Bake 10 minutes longer or til crust is nicely browned and cheese is melted.
8. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
9. 6-8 servings.
10. *You can sub sausage for part or all of the hamburger if you wish.
11. **You can precook pepperoni in the microwave first, too, to release some of the grease before topping pizza. Do this on paper towels.