Deep Dish Pizza Casserole

(Courtesy of Mr Food)

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground round
1 can (15 oz.) chunky Italian-style tomato sauce
1 can (10 oz.) refrigerated pizza dough
6 slices (1 oz.) mozzarella cheese, divided
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Cook meat in a nonstick medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink.  Drain, if necessary, and return to skillet.  Add tomato sauce, and cook until heated.

Meanwhile, unroll pizza dough and press into bottom and halfway up sides of a greased 9x13 baking dish.  Line bottom of pizza crust with 3 slices of mozzarella cheese.  Top with meat mixture.

Bake, uncovered, 12 minutes.  Top with remaining 3 slices of cheese, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.  Bake an additional 5 minutes, or until crust is browned and the cheese melts.  Cool 5 minutes before serving.

Note~ Make sure to push the pizza crust up the sides of the baking dish so that filling will bubble up inside the crust. 

Note~ Can add pepperoni to make it a meat-lovers pizza casserole.

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