Meat Crust Pizza

Meat Crust Pizza

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 small clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp fennel seed

Topping

  • 1/4 cup Sauce
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp basil
  • 1/4 tsp thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 ounces Italian cheese
  • 2 hot Italian sausages optional
  • 3 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions
 

  • Mix together beef, egg, onion, garlic, salt black pepper and fennel seed. Press mixture into a 9-inch pie plate to form a shell.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pie shell 15 minutes, then pour off fat (if any).
  • Mix together tomatoes, red pepper, oregano, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread tomatoes over pie shell. Top with mozzarella cheese.
  • Cook sausages 5 minutes, drain, and slice into 1/2-inch rounds. Arrange sausages over cheese. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp oregano then with Parmesan cheese.
  • Bake additional 15 minutes, then cut into 6 pie-shaped wedges and serve piping hot.
Keyword Beef