Deep Dish Meatball Pizza

Deep Dish Meatball Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for pie plate
• 12 ounces pizza dough, thawed if frozen (homemade or store bought.) *
• 4 ounces ground beef (90% lean)
• 1 tablespoon plain dried breadcrumbs
• Coarse salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup Three-Ingredient Marinara *
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan, divided
• 2/3 cup shredded whole-milk mozzarella (2 ounces)
• Fresh basil leaves, for serving

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat a 9-inch glass pie plate with olive oil. Stretch dough to an 8-inch round, then press into bottom and up sides of plate. If dough springs back, let rest 5 minutes before continuing.
2. Combine beef, breadcrumbs, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
3. Spread marinara over bottom of dough, then top with half of each cheese. Crumble meat mixture over dough. Top with remaining cheese.
4. Drizzle pizza with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Bake until cooked through and crust is crisp and golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with basil. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
   
   

   *Marinara Sauce

   Ingredients

   • 1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes
   • 2 tablespoons olive oil
   • 4 cloves garlic, minced
   • Salt and pepper

   Directions

   1. In a food processor, puree tomatoes until smooth. In a straight-sided skillet, heat oil over medium. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add pureed tomatoes and season. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, about 15 minutes.

   Cook's Note

   Refrigerate for up to three days; freeze for up to 3 months.

   
   

   *Pizza Dough

   Enough for 2 pizzas. The other dough can be placed in a bagging and frozen until next time.

   Ingredients

   1 1/2  cups Warm Water (not too hot)

   1 tsp sugar

   1/4 oz package active yeast

   3 cups flour

   1 tsp salt

   1 tbs oil

   
   

   
   

   Directions

   Put Water and sugar in a large bowl. Sprinkle the yeast over it and let li set for 10 minutes to activate the yeast. Stir in flour, oil, and salt. Continue adding flour a little at a time to form a dough. Kneed a little until it forms a ball.. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Take dough and  divide into two balls.