Deep Dish Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Food

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.

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.

DEEP DISH PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix yeast in water, add 1 cup flour, oil, and seasonings, beat until smooth.
• Add more flour until you have a soft dough.
• Turn out onto floured surface.
• Knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl; turn to coat; and let rise for 1 hour.
• Punch down; roll into 15 in circle.
• Place in deep 12 in oven proof skillet.
• Spoon on sauce.
• Add Half the mozzarella, half the pepperoni, and half the parmesan.
• Repeat layers.
• Fold crust to form a rim.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is brown.

DEEP-DISH PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• Put an inverted baking sheet or pizza stone on the bottom oven rack; preheat to 475 degrees F. Brush the bottom and side of a 10-inch deep-dish pizza pan or a 9-inch-round cake pan (preferably dark metal) with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Press the dough into the pan.
• Combine the tomato sauce, garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Spread 1 cup of the sauce over the dough; scatter the onion on top. Transfer the pan to the hot baking sheet; bake until the crust puffs up slightly and starts browning, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pizza from the oven; top with the cheese, pepperoncini and pepperoni, then top with the remaining sauce. Return to the hot baking sheet and bake until golden and crisp around the edge, about 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Top with the basil before slicing.
• Toss the greens with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the pepperoncini brine; season with salt and pepper. Serve with the pizza.