This casserole is bursting with saucy meat and melty cheese, and the edges of the dough get nice and crusty - pure comfort food!
Yield: 6servings
Ingredients
1lb95% lean ground beef
1tablespoonMcCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning, I used the reduced sodium kind
8ozwhite mushrooms, minced (I used a food processor)
1medium carrot, minced (I used a food processor)
1medium onion, minced (I used a food processor)
2clovesgarlic, minced (I used a food processor)
1tablespoonred wine vinegar
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
1tablespoonpacked brown sugar
1pinchof cayenne pepper
15ozcan of tomato sauce
2tablespoonstomato paste
1(11 oz) can of refrigerated pizza crust dough, (such as Pillsbury thin crust)
1cupshredded 2% Mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Lightly mist a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
Bring a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat and add the ground beef. Break the ground beef up with a spoon or spatula while cooking. Sprinkle with steak seasoning and continue to cook until beef is browned. Add the mushrooms, carrot, onion, garlic, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, and tomato paste and stir together. Cover and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
Unroll your pizza dough and lay it in your prepared baking dish. Push the dough down across the dish and up the sides. Pour the meat mixture from your skillet into the pizza dough. Place in the oven for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle the Mozzarella cheese over the top. Place the casserole back in the oven and cook for 5 additional minutes or until cheese is melted and pizza crust is browned.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:356 calories, 38 g carbs, 10 g sugars, 12 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 27 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1/6th of the recipe) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 9 SmartPoints/ Blue: 9 SmartPoints/ Purple: 9 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 9 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Inspired by my Deep Dish Pizza Casserole, sloppy joe ingredients adapted from Skinnytaste