Deep Dish Stuffed Pizza Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef (80% lean)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
• 1 (11 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated crusty french loaf (other brands should be fine)
• 2 cups shredded italian cheese blend (you can mix cheeses yourself)
• 1 (3 ounce) package pepperoni slices (don't have to use this & will still taste good)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 1. heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 2. use olive oil to grease a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• 3 3. cook beef and onion in a skillet (medium heat).
• 4 4. drain frying pan when beef is fully cooked
• 5 5. stir in pizza sauce.
• 6 6. unroll bread dough into pie pan and manipulate until the edges over the complete pie pan.
• 7 7. add beef mixture to the pan - on top of the dough.
• 8 8. top with half the cheese.
• 9 9. add pepperoni.
• 10 10. top with remaining cheese.
• 11 11. in a small bowl add egg and water, mix well and then brush crust with the egg mixture.
• 12 12. bake 38 - 48 minutes
• 13 13. cool 10 minutes.
• 14 14. cut into wedges and enjoy.