Easy Deep Dish Pizza

(from anniemarie’s recipe box)

Source: Pillsbury Meals with Crescents, Biscuits & More

Categories: Ground Beef, Main Dish, Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 8-oz. can pizza sauce
  • 1 11-oz. can refrigerated crusty french loaf
  • 2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella or Italian blend)
  • 1 3-oz. pkg. sliced pepperoni
  • 1 egg
  • 1 T. water

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Spray a glass pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Cook ground beef until thoroughly cooked. Drain. Stir in pizza sauce until well blended.

  3. Carefully unroll dough. Place in sprayed pie pan so edges extend over sides of pan. Pat dough in bottom and up sides of pan, leaving dough extended over sides. Spoon ground beef mixture into crust. Top with half the cheese, pepperoni slices and remaining cheese.

  4. In a small bowl, slightly beat egg and water. Fold extended edges of dough up and over filling; seal all edges. Brush crust with egg mixture.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 38-48 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes.

  6. To serve, cut into wedges. Serve with additional pizza sauce if desired.

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