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Deep-Dish Pizza Casserole
photo by Mamas Kitchen Hope
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 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 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Cook meat and onion in a large non-stick skillet until browned.
- Drain.
- Return to skillet and add tomato sauce and mushrooms until heated through.
- While the meat mixture is cooking, coat a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Unroll pizza crust dough and press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the baking dish.
- Top bottom of pizza crust with meat mixture.
- Bake, uncovered at 425°F for 12 minutes.
- Top with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is browned.
- Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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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!
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Tweaks
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Easy and very good. The kids loved it and DH did too. I left off the mushrooms since the kids like just cheese. Next time DH wants me to make half with peperoni for him. You really can top it with whatever you like on a pizza which makes this really fun 'cause you c an change it around as much as you like. Would also be good to use half beef and half sausage meat instead of a full pound of ground beef. All it needs is a salad or lots of veggie toppings to make this a complete meal. Thanks so much for posting.
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"Feel free to vary what you add"... well, I did just that! I used the directions as written but substituted the following: ground sausage instead of ground beef; fresh mushrooms instead of canned; and pizza sauce instead of Italian-style tomato sauce. I also added a layer of pepperoni before the meat sauce, and a little Pizza Seasoning to the top with the cheese. So, with all those changes I guess it's almost a different recipe, but I'm still giving this 5 stars for the basic recipe & directions. My family loved it and I'll definitely make it again. Thanks!
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