Easy Cheeseburger Pizza

My final recipe for the project.  I found this recipe while once again perusing the Pillsbury website.  I'm looking forward to something delicious.  I hope this doesn't let me down.

 

INGREDIENTS

1 can (13.8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated classic pizza crust or 1 can (11 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated thin pizza crust

1/2 lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef

1 cup tomato pasta sauce

1/4 cup chopped red onion, if desired

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

1/4 cup dill pickle slices

 

DIRECTIONS

1 If using classic crust: Heat oven to 425°F. Spray or grease 12-inch pizza pan. Unroll dough on pan. Starting at center, press out dough to edge of pan. If using thin crust: Heat oven to 400°F. Spray or grease 15x10-inch or larger dark or nonstick cookie sheet. Unroll dough on cookie sheet. Starting at center, press dough into 15x10-inch rectangle.

2 Meanwhile, in 8-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Spread pasta sauce evenly over dough. Top with beef, onion and cheese.

3 Bake classic crust 12 to 18 minutes, bake thin crust 8 to 12 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and cheese is bubbly. Top pizza with pickle slices. Cut into 4 servings.

Tip if using classic crust: For a crispier crust, prebake crust 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown, then add toppings; bake pizza 12 to 18 minutes.

Pillsbury

I used a thawed bread dough for my crust.  I seasoned the hamburger meat as I would if I was making hamburgers while it was cooking.  I put the sauce on the crust, then meat, then cheese, then I topped with additional meat, onion, and pickle.

How did it turn out?

This turned out pretty good.  It cooked up nicely.  It took a few bites to get used to the tangy-ness from the pickle, but once you got over it, and adjusted to the fact that it wasn't a normal tasting pizza, it wasn't half bad.  I would even call it good; you just have to get used to the initial weird factor.

What about the kids?

Walter promptly ate all of the pickles off the top of the pizza, then stalled the rest of the dinner and eventually had to be cajoled into finishing his piece.  Mara ate her whole piece by dismantling it.  She ate all of the toppings, then eventually went back to finish off the crust.

Rating: 4 out of 5