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Pizza bake

low carb pizza bake

The smell of baking pizza wafts through the house but wait…there’s no pizza in the oven, there’s a cheesy, crusty, delicious pizza bake. Think pizza… no crust. This recipe has huge flavor and is so easy, fast, and versatile it has the potential to be a weeknight favorite. If you want to go vegetarian you can eliminate the meat and substitute more mushrooms or perhaps roasted zucchinis. The secret is to reduce or eliminate as much water from the veggies as possible before building the bake. This time I used leftover rump roast but I think next time it’ll be Italian sausage.

Vanessa’s Pizza Bake

8 Cremini mushrooms, sliced thin
1/2 lb browned ground beef, Italian sausage, or leftover pot-roast
3 oz. grated Parmesan cheese
6 oz. Mozzarella cheese
5 or 6 canned Roma tomatoes, drained, chunked, drained again
Yellow onion, sliced thin
Sweet red peppers, roasted, and slice thin
Penzeys Pizza Seasoning

Sauté the mushrooms over medium heat in a splash of olive oil. Salt them after you add them to the hot pan and cook them long enough for most of the moisture to evaporate. Remove fromthe heat.

Lightly oil a oven-friendly baking dish. Layer the mushrooms on the bottom and then add the Parmesan cheese. Lightly sprinkle with Pizza Seasoning. Next layer on the meat of your choice. I used a leftover rump roast that was incredibly flavorful but also very lean. I braised it for Sunday dinner and it’s leanness made it too dry but it was the perfect leftover cut into small chunks in this dish and sprinkled with Pizza Seasoning. Add the tomatoes as the next layer. Sprinkle again with Pizza Seasoning and add the mozzarella. Finally add the onions and peppers and one last sprinkle of Pizza Seasoning. Bake this at 375 for 30 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.

A note about the measurements. I didn’t actually weigh any of these ingredients. These quantities are estimates are are for guidance purposes only.

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February 14, 2007 | Filed Under baking, beef, fish, poultry, pork, eggs, cheese, dairy, food, low carb, low cal, vegetable 

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3 Responses to “Pizza bake”

  1. Freya on February 15th, 2007

    Yum! This looks delicious! Great use of leftovers!

  2. Rosana T on February 17th, 2007

    Hey V.
    LONG time off line. Had to let you know I made this. Browned up some italian turkey sausage, and served it on spaghetti squash. It was really great thanks……I am still angry The Trader Joes opened after we moved.

  3. vanessa on February 18th, 2007

    Hey Rosy it’s good to hear from you. TJ’s has totally improved our life here. Hope all is well with you.

    Freya, thanks for stopping by.

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