Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Deep Dish Pizza Casserole

I wish I could remember where I found this recipe because I would love to give the website credit for this yummy, healthier alternative to pizza. This dish is super easy to throw together and makes a full casserole dish, leaving you with leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day!

Ingredients
  • 1lb extra lean ground turkey or beef (I use turkey)
  • 15 oz chunky Italian style tomato sauce (I use Chunky Ragu Tomato, Garlic, and Onion)
  • 1-10oz refrigerated pizza crust dough
  • 6 slizes part-skim mozzarella cheese
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. Brown meat in skillit until it crumbles. Drain and return to heat. Add tomato sauce and cook until heated through.
  3. Coat a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  4. Unroll pizza crust dough and press into bottom of dish and halfway up the sides of the dish.
  5. Line the bottom of the pizza crust with 3 slices of mozzarella cheese. (I cut them in half and do two rows of three halves...it covers more area that way)
  6. Top with meat mixture.
  7. Bake for 12 minutes.
  8. Top with remaining three cheese slices and bake an additional 5 minutes or until crust browns and cheese is melted.
Let cool before serving.


There are lots of ways you could tweak this and add different toppings or sauces. If anyone plays around with it a bit, please comment!

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