Upside Down Pizza

We have pizza every Friday night to make life easy for me when it comes to menu planning. I decided to make this to switch up the routine slightly. Big Chubb told me to never switch it again without giving him warning. He was disappointed that we weren't having actual pizza.

Upside Down Pizza

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. onions, chopped
1 c. green bell pepper, chopped
1 cn. pizza sauce 15 oz.
1/4 lb. pepperoni, coarsely chopped
1/2 ts Italian seasoning, dried
1 jar sliced mushrooms, drained, 2.5 oz
6 oz mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
    Topping
1 c. milk
1 tb oil
2 eggs
1 c. all purpose flour
1/4 ts salt
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese grated

Heat oven to 400F. In lrg. skillet over med.-high heat, brown ground beef, onions, and bell pepper. Drain. Stir in pizza sauce, pepperoni, Italian seasoning and mushrooms (I added olives because if we were to ever have any sort of pizza anything without olives there would be a major uprising in our house). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes., stirring occasionally. meanwhile, in sm. bowl combine milk, oil and eggs; beat one minute. at med. speed. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour and salt; beat 2 mins. at med. speed or until smooth. Spoon meat mixture evenly into ungreased 13x9" baking dish. Place cheese slices over hot mixture. Pour topping evenly over cheese, covering complete; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 400F for 20-30 mins. or until puffed and deep golden brown. Makes 6-8 servings. "

"It's fun to watch the 'crust' rise while this unique casserole is baking. The secret to the tender crust is following the recipe directions carefully and using the pan size called for."

I liked it enough. Our frozen green peppers are getting to taste like freezer, so it detracted from the flavor slightly. I also used ground turkey because beef is not priced right to be in our food budget. It got good enough reviews to be considered for future meals. Big Chubb said it was ok, but they would never have anything like this in Italy. Baby Chubb loved it like she loves most food these days. Little Chubbs didn't want to eat it because he saw steam coming from it.