Hamburger Deep Dish Pizza

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried italian herb seasoning (oregano, marjoram, savory, basil, or sage leaves)
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 5 teaspoons active dry yeast (2 packages)
• 1 cup warm water, 105 f to 115 f
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 -2 1/2 cups flour
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 green peppers or 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 crumble beef into skillet. add salt, herbs, seeds and cayenne pepper. stir and cook until meat loses pinkness.
• 2 meanwhile, dissolve yeast in water. add sugar and let stand 2 minutes until bubbly.
• 3 stir in oil, salt, and 2 cups of flour. beat well. add enough additional flour to make dough easy to handle.
• 4 press into well-greased 14" round pizza pan or 15x10" jelly roll pan, building up edges to hold in filling.
• 5 top with warm ground beef mixture. spread with tomato sauce. add onion and green pepper. sprinkle with the cheeses.
• 6 bake at 400 f for 30 to 35 minutes until filling is bubbly and crust is browned. cut into wedges and squares. serve immediately.