Deep Dish Pizza Casserole Recipes

DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray or olive oil.
• Unroll the pizza dough, and press it into the bottom and halfway up sides of prepared baking dish.
• Spread the dough with some pizza sauce and, if using, sprinkle the cooked spicy Italian sausage over the top. Cover the pizza with cheese and then top with pepperoni (if using). Sprinkle the Parmesan over top.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with more Parmesan if desired. Serve immediately.

DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, brown meat with peppers and onions in large skillet; drain. Stir in pizza sauce.
• Spoon Dinner into 8-inch square baking dish; top with meat mixture and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 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.

WEIGHT WATCHER'S DEEP-DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Cook meat in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain, if necessary, and return to skillet. Add tomatoes, and cook until heated through.
• While meat cooks, coat a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Unroll pizza crust dough, and press into bottom and halfway up sides of the baking dish. Top the pizza crust with meat mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 12 minutes. Top with cheese, and bake 5 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese melts. Cool 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 6 servings. Each serving is 6 Weight Watcher's points.
• Serve with a salad mixed field greens and a fat-free or low-fat vinaigrette.