Healthy Beef Recipes - Meatza Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef or 3/4 pound ground beef mixed with 3/4 pound Italian-style sausage

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or Italian seasoning (optional)

• 8 ounces sugar-free pizza sauce

• Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)

• 8 ounces shredded mozzarella

• Toppings (peppers, onions, mushrooms, or whatever you like)

• Olive oil (optional)

Serves 6

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. In a large bowl and with clean hands, combine the meat with the onion and garlic, and a teaspoon of oregano or Italian seasoning (if using). Mix well.

3. Pat the meat mixture out in an even layer in a 9 x 12-inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes. When the meat comes out, it will have shrunk a fair amount, because of the grease cooking off. Pour off the grease and spread the pizza sauce over the meat. Sprinkle the Parmesan on the sauce (if using), and then distribute the shredded mozzarella evenly over the sauce.

4. Top with whatever you like, green peppers, banana peppers, mushrooms, olives, anchovies. You could also use meat toppings, such as sausage and pepperoni, but they seem a little redundant, since the whole bottom layer is meat.

5. Drizzle the whole thing with a little olive oil (if using; it's really not necessary). Put your Meatza 4 inches below a broiler set on High. Broil for about 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown.