QUICK & EASY DEEP DISH PIZZA RECIPE

Easy and delicious pizza recipe. Try it! 

Prep Time     : 30 mins

Bake Time     : 30 mins

Servings       : 8

INGREDIENTS

·         1 pound ground beef

·         1 medium green pepper, chopped

·         1 small onion, chopped

·         1 jar (14 ounces) pizza sauce

·         10 slices Jones Canadian Bacon (about 6 ounces), coarsely chopped

·         2 packages (6-1/2 ounces each) pizza crust mix

·         2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

·         4 ounces sliced pepperoni

INSTRUCTIONS

1.     Preheat oven to 425°. In a large skillet, cook beef, pepper and onion over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in pizza sauce and Canadian bacon; remove from heat.

2.   Prepare dough for pizza crust according to package directions. Press dough to fit bottom and 1 in. up sides of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan.

3.  Spoon meat sauce into crust. Sprinkle with cheese; top with pepperoni. Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until crust and cheese are golden brown. Freeze option: Cool meat sauce before assembling pizza. Securely cover and freeze unbaked pizza. To use, bake frozen pizza, covered with foil, in a preheated 425° oven 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown and heated through.

NUTRITION

1 piece: 476 calories, 21g fat (8g saturated fat), 77mg cholesterol, 1161mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 30g protein.

Recipe from tasteofhome.com