Meat Lover's Pizza Recipe

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This hefty, cheesy meal on a crust is packed with three different kinds of meat and simply fantastic flavor. It’s sure to score with your Monday-night-football-games gang! Edgar Peavy - Oxnard, CA

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Meat Lover's Pizza Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

2 packages (6-1/2 ounces each) pizza crust mix
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
1/4 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
2/3 cup spaghetti sauce
1 package (3-1/2 ounces) sliced pepperoni
6 ounces Canadian bacon, quartered
1/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

Prepare pizza dough according to package directions. With floured hands, press dough onto a greased 14-in. pizza pan. Bake at 425° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine oil and 1 teaspoon garlic powder; brush over crust edges.
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef with onion powder and remaining garlic powder until no longer pink; drain.
Spread spaghetti sauce over crust to within 1 in. of edges. Top with beef mixture, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, olives and cheese.
Bake at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Yield: 8 slices.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 374 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 917 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Meat Lover's Pizza in Simple & Delicious January/February 2010, p37