Meatball 'Pizza' Casserole
Prep
30-60 mins
Total
1 HR 10 MIN
Servings
12 Servings
Ingredients
2 cans
(11 oz. each) refrigerated thin crust pizza dough
1 jar
(14 oz.) CLASSICO Traditional Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup
chopped green peppers
1-1/2 cups
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA
1/4 cup
Grated Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 400ºF.
Step 2
Prepare Easy Basic Meatballs as directed, except use 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef and ground pork, shape the meat mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs, and increase the baking time to 15 min. or until meatballs are done (160ºF).
Step 3
Unroll 1 pizza crust; press lightly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray; spread with half the pizza sauce. Top with meatballs, arranging in 4 rows of 6 meatballs each. Cover with remaining sauce; top with peppers, shredded cheese and Parmesan.
Step 4
Unroll remaining pizza dough; place over pizza. Pierce with large fork at 2-1/2-inch intervals to allow steam to escape.
Step 5
Bake 20 min. or until golden brown.