Deep-Dish Pizza

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 8

Quick & Easy. To crush fennel seeds, press them against a cutting board with a knife handle.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup no-salt-added tomato paste

1 teaspoon dried whole basil

1/2 teaspoon dried whole oregano

1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed

1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

vegetable cooking spray

6 ounces ground chuck

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped green pepper

6 large cloves garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal

2 (11-ounce) packages refrigerated french bread dough

3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup grated romano cheese

crushed red pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine first 7 ingredients in a small saucepan; stir well. Cook over low heat until mixture is thoroughly heated. Set aside.
2. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add meat and next 3 ingredients; cook until meat is browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain and set aside.
3. Coat 2 (9-inch) round cakepans with cooking spray, and sprinkle each with 1 1/2 teaspoons cornmeal. Unroll 1 package bread dough; fold each corner in toward center to form a diamond. Pat dough, folded corners up, into a prepared pan. Repeat procedure with remaining bread dough.
4. Spread 1/2 cup tomato mixture over each prepared crust; top each with 1 cup meat mixture. Sprinkle each with 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons Romano cheese. Bake at 475° for 12 minutes. Let pizzas stand 5 minutes. Cut each pizza into 4 wedges. Sprinkle with crushed red pepper, if desired.

By RecipeOfHealth.com