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Deep Dish Pizza Casserole Want pizza? Want casserole? Done and done.


Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 15-oz can chunky italian style tomato or marinara sauce
1 can diced tomatoes, partially drained
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 10-oz can refrigerated pizza crust dough
6 oz (1 1/2 cups) pre-shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
cooking spray

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425.

Cook turkey meat in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain, if necessary, and return to skillet. Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes, and cook until heated.

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 baking dish. Top bottom of 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. Yields 6 servings.

Nutrition info: Approximately 277 calories per serving.

Cheers! Red wines go well with pizza. Try a shiraz. Or, if beer fits the bill, go with a Summit Pale Ale.

Origin: Weight Watchers.

This recipe is good for leftovers, but watch that the crust doesn't get too soggy upon re-heating. It's a surprisingly low-calorie meal for such a deep dish taste. It's also good for shaking things up if you're tired of having regular pizza.