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Ground Beef Pizza

Stephen Connell, United States.
Sounds really good and is a change up from the thick (think lots of fillings) pizzas that I normally make. On my to cook list. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Notes section.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Baking Sheets (2)
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package active dry yeast, or 2¼ teaspoons from a bottle
  • ¾ cup warm water
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 250 grams ground beef, (8 oz)
  • 1 cup pasta sauce, Shortcut
  • 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, add the warm water and sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar, then sprinkle in the yeast and stir in until that is dissolved. Let this stand for 5 minutes.
  • Mix together the flour and salt then mix in the oil. When 5 minutes have passed, add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture and stir to form a soft dough. Turn out dough onto a floured work surface and kneed for about 5 minutes until dough is soft and elastic.
  • Shape dough into a ball and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet, flatten lightly. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
  • While the dough is rising, cook the ground beef in a non stick skillet and break it up as it cooks, season with salt pepper as desired. Drain then add the pasta sauce to the ground beef and mix together.
  • Heat your oven to 250° C (480° F). Divide the dough into 4 equal parts, pat each one into about a 7 inch circle. Should be able to put 2 on each baking sheet.
  • Top each pizza with ¼ of the meat sauce, then ¼ of the Mozzarella. Bake for about 18 to 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown. Remove from oven, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  • Serve.

Notes

Figure about 170 Baht for the Mozzarella cheese, the beef about 50 Baht for 250 grams. For 6 servings, this is about $1.08 per serving, depending on the toppings you wish to add, this will increase the cost per serving.
Shortcut: Pasta Sauce.
Variants: 1. Add toppings of your choice, such as sliced bell pepper, onion, cooked bacon, cooked Italian sausage, chopped spring onion, slice green olives, pepperoni, etc. 2. Change the Mozzarella to a different cheese, like a 4 blend cheese.