Puffy 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.

PIZZA PUFF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking pan or an 11 x 7-inc pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs, flour and milk until smooth.
• Stir in onion, butter, salt and cayenne.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking pan.
• In another small bowl, combine oregano, basil, garlic powder and tomato sauce; gently drizzle over the batter, and cut in with a knife to produce a marbled effect. (reserve a couple of tablespoons of sauce for the top of the pizza puff).
• Sprinkle pepperoni or salami and the bell peppers and whatever else you would like to use such as mushrooms, onions etc over the sauce; dot with a little more sauce over the cheese (this is optional).
• Top with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes before serving.

SLOW COOKER PUFFY PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, place the ground beef, onions and garlic. Cook 8-10 minutes until no longer pink; break the beef up into small pieces with a spoon. Drain and discard the fat. Add salt, cornstarch, dried onion, parsley, sugar, garlic powder, green pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, dried oregano, the tomato sauce and the water. Stir over low heat until small bubbles appear around the edges.
• Spray a 4qt slow cooker with non-stick spray. Transfer the meat sauce into the slow cooker.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, milk, eggs and mozzarella cheese. Pour carefully over meat sauce. Top with pepperoni and/or olives, if desired. Sprinkle with parmesan, cover, and cook on high 4 hours (3 hrs for a 6qt pot), until the topping is puffed, golden brown, and pulling away from the sides of the pot. (Cooking on low is not recommended.).