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Pizza has just been kicked up a couple notches! Meat-Lover's Pizza Bake doesn't skimp in the meat department, and you're going to love it! Crumbled ground beef and pork sausage live in complete Italian-seasoned harmony with a tomato basil sauce and a tender pizza crust. And the cheese! Yes, glorious cheese, both shredded mozzarella and grated parmesan, are intermingled for just the right Italian touch! Meat-Lover's Pizza Bake is the hearty way to satisfy any meat-lover, just on a grander scale. No wimpy, skinny pizza here! This dish is packed with meat from the bottom to the top, and we are very proud of that! Let's eat some meat!
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 1 cup pepperoni, chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided
- 1 (26-ounce) jar tomato-basil pasta sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 2 -Lightly coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 -In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground beef and the pork sausage and cook, while crumbling, until the meat mixture is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes. Drain the excess grease from the skillet.
Step 4 -Add the pepperoni, the flour, and 3 teaspoons of the Italian seasonings to the meat mixture and stir until combined.
Step 5 -Add the pasta sauce to the meat mixture and bring to a boil.
Step 6 -Evenly spoon the meat mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Step 7 -Evenly sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese over the meat mixture.
Step 8 -Place the unrolled pizza crust over the top of the mozzarella cheese layer.
Step 9 -Use a pastry brush to evenly brush the olive oil over the pizza crust.
Step 10 -Sprinkle the remaining Italian seasoning, the remaining mozzarella cheese, and the parmesan cheese over the pizza crust.
Step 11 -Bake the casserole until golden-brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Step 12 -Serve.

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