Hands-on Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 12
Here's a clever dish that turns a crowd-pleaser on its head. It's got all the fixings of a traditional deep-dish pie, such as cheese, pepperoni, and onions, but it's prepared with the crust on top, casserole-style, so it's easy to take and share.
by Kathy Farrell-Kingsley, Judith Fertig, Joy Howard, Mark Scarbrough, Kimberly Stoney, and Bruce Weinstein | Photograph by Mark Mantegna
What you'll need
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pounds ground turkey
- 2 (15-ounce) cans Italian-style tomato sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 cup chopped pepperoni
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 (13.8-ounce) package prepared pizza dough
How to make it
- Heat the oven to 400°. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, mushrooms, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the turkey and continue to cook and stir, breaking the meat into small pieces, until it is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato sauce, basil, and pepperoni and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Add the pepper, then transfer the mixture to a 9- by 13-inch casserole dish.
- Scatter the cheese on top and layer on the pizza dough. Bake the casserole until the dough is golden, about 20 minutes. To serve, spoon out portions with a large serving utensil.
Nutritional Information
Per serving (1/12 of recipe) Calories 379, Total Fat 20 g (31%), Saturated Fat 7 g (36%), Cholesterol 81 mg (27%), Sodium 1,078 mg (45%), Total Carbohydrate 22 g (7%), Fiber 1 g (5%), Sugars 5 g, Protein 29 g (57%), Calcium (24%)
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