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Thick 'n' Chewy Pizza Recipe

This crowd-pleasing pizza is topped with a zippy sauce and family favorite ingredients. A co-worker shared the recipe with me.

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Thick 'n' Chewy Pizza Recipe

Prep: 1 hour + rising Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

60 15 75

Ingredients

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1 egg
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, divided
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, divided
2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pound ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1/3 cup chopped pimiento-stuffed olives
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add egg, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, oil, sugar, salt, chili powder and 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; beat until smooth. Add 1 cup flour; beat for 1 minute. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat; stir in onion, mushrooms, olives, green pepper and remaining tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce.
Punch dough down; turn once onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 14-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Brush with butter. Top with meat mixture; sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until crust is lightly browned and cheese is melted. Yield: 8-10 slices.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 slice equals 319 calories, 16 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 612 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 17 g protein.

Originally published as Thick 'n' Chewy Pizza in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p110

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Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2011 by kira05

I've made this pizza many times. Everyone loves it. I sometimes use 1/2 ground beef & 1/2 italian sausage. I also sprinkle parmesan over the top. It's great.