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Featured Recipe
Easy
Beef Pizza
Start with scratch pizza dough
topped with seasoned cooked ground beef, pizza sauce, bell
pepper rings and green onion slices. Mozzarella and
Parmesan cheeses are the finishing touch. Additional
favorite toppings are welcome. That's the beauty of pizza –
customization!
Prep Time: 45 min |
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Ingredients: |
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1/2 |
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pound ground beef |
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1 |
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teaspoon dried Italian seasoning,
crushed |
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1/4 |
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teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed |
| 1/4 |
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teaspoon crushed red pepper |
| 1 |
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can (8 ounces) pizza sauce |
| 1 |
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medium green bell pepper, cut into
thin rings |
| 1 |
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green onion, sliced |
| 1 1/2 |
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cups shredded mozzarella cheese |
| 1/4 |
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cup grated Parmesan cheese |
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Pizza Crust:
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| 1 3/4 - 2 |
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cups all-purpose flour |
| 1 |
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package (1/4 ounce) fast-rising dry yeast |
| 2 |
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teaspoons sugar |
| 1/2 |
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teaspoon salt |
| 2/3 |
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cup very warm water (125°F to 130°F) |
| 1 1/2 |
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teaspoons vegetable oil |
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Cornmeal |
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Instructions: |
- Prepare pizza crust. Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in
large bowl. Stir in water and oil. Mix in enough
remaining flour to form soft dough. Knead on
lightly floured surface 5 minutes or until
smooth and elastic. Cover and let rest 10
minutes. Sprinkle cornmeal on lightly greased
12-inch pizza pan or baking sheet. Roll dough to
12-inch circle; place on pan. Bake in 350°F oven
10 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Meanwhile brown ground beef in medium
nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10
minutes or until beef is not pink, breaking up
into 1/2-inch crumbles. Pour off drippings;
season with Italian seasoning, fennel and red
pepper.
- Increase oven temperature to 450°F. Spread
pizza sauce evenly on crust. Arrange bell pepper
and green onion on sauce; top with beef mixture.
Sprinkle with cheeses. Bake in 450°F oven 7 to
10 minutes or until cheeses are melted. Cut into
8 wedges.
Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 453
calories; 11 g fat (4 g saturated fat; 4 g
monounsaturated fat); 46 mg cholesterol; 1084 mg
sodium; 54 g carbohydrate; 3.4 g fiber; 30 g
protein; 6.6 mg niacin; 0.3 mg vitamin B6; 1.3 mcg
vitamin B12; 4.6 mg iron; 29.2 mcg selenium; 3.5 mg
zinc.
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