Saucy Pizza Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1/2 cup kalamata olive, pitted and sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 700 ml pasta sauce (your favourite)
• 4 cups italian cheese blend, shredded or 4 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 (283 g) can prepared pizza crust, refrigerated

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 lightly coat a large wide saucepan with oil and set over medium-high heat.
• 3 crumble meat into pan. using a fork stir frequently to keep meat crumbly.cook until no pink remains 4 to 6 minutes.
• 4 drain off fat and liquid, then place meat into bowl.
• 5 add more oil to coat pan. add mushrooms and stir often until brown around edges,5 minutes. add onion,pepper and olives. stir often until onions starts to soften,3 minutes.
• 6 return meat to pan. stir in pasta sauce, 3cups of cheese and 2 teaspoons of oregano. stir often until hot,3minutes.
• 7 scrape into 9x9x13 inch baking dish.smooth surface.
• 8 on a lightly floured surface,roll dough into a 10x14 inch rectangle.place over filling.press edges onto side of dish.lightly brush top with oil.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese anbd 1 teaspoon oregano.
• 10 bake in center of oven until golden and filling is bubbly,20-25 minutes.
• 11 let stand 10 minutes before serving to allow filling to thicken a little.