'pizza' shepherd's pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with garlic and basil, drained
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• cook and stir beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally and breaking up lumps, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. drain beef and return to skillet.
• add tomatoes and black pepper to beef; bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. spoon mixture into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. scatter mozzarella cheese over the top. stretch pizza dough over top with your hands, pressing it the edge of the pie plate.
• bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes. let stand 10 minutes before cutting.