Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground turkey or beef
• Pizza dough (below)
• 1 can (16 oz.) whole tomatoes, drained
• 1 Tbsp. dried minced onion
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• dash of garlic powder 
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 can (4 oz.) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1 small green pepper, cut into strips or pieces
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 

Directions

Cook and stir hamburger until light brown, drain.  Prepare Pizza Dough.  Mix tomatoes, onion, oregano, ¼ tsp. salt, pepper and garlic powder.   Break up tomatoes with fork.

Press dough on bottom and halfway up sides of greased 9x13 baking dish.  Sprinkle hamburger over dough; sprinkle with 1 tsp. salt.  Spoon sauce over hamburger; top with green pepper, mushrooms and cheese (or your choice of toppings).  Bake at 425ºF until cheese is light brown, 20-25 minutes.  Serves 8.

  Pizza Dough 

• 1 pkg. active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water (105-115º)
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 2½ cups all purpose flour

*If using self-rising flour, omit salt.

Dissolve yeast in warm water.  Stir in remaining ingredients, beat vigorously 20 strokes.  Lert rest about 5 minutes.