Upside Down Pizza
Carrian Cheney
Updated Nov 15, 2019
Make pizza pot pie-style by baking it with the crust on top! Combine ground beef, pasta sauce, pepperoni, olives, cheese and Italian spices in your 13x9, top it with Pillsbury™ crescent dough and bake until warm, bubbly, golden brown and cheesy. Serve this easy dinner to your family for a fun twist on pizza night!
Upside Down Pizza
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 jar (25.5 oz) tomato basil pasta sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup mini pepperoni slices (4 oz)
- 1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced ripe olives, drained (1/2 cup)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
- 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray a 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In 12-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain. Add the pasta sauce and oregano and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add pepperoni slices and olives. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until hot. Stir in cheese. Spoon into baking dish.
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Step3Unroll dough; press to form 13x9-inch rectangle. Place on beef mixture; cut 4 to 5 vent holes in dough. Brush dough with olive oil. Sprinkle the top with Italian seasoning.
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Step4Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is a deep golden brown.
Nutrition
420
Calories
27g
Total Fat
22g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Calories from Fat
- 240
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 42%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 50%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 22%
- Sodium
- 960mg
- 40%
- Potassium
- 540mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 22g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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