Basic Beef Pizza Recipe
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Basic Beef Pizza

By: Linda Troop 
"We like pizza plain and simple without the frills of many toppings. This easy-to-fix pizza is better than any frozen variety.--Linda Troop, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add salt, celery salt and pepper; set aside. On a floured surface, roll dough into a 13-in. circle. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 12-in. pizza pan. Spread sauce over crust to within 1/2 in. of edge. Top with cheese and beef mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

Footnotes

  • If you don't have time to thaw frozen bread dough for Basic Beef Pizza, you can use a refrigerated pizza crust instead.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2012 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very easy to put together and tastes great! And, while this is very "basic", it's a wonderful...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2008 by B_32   view full review
I followed recipe pretty closely, except for I added a few things - added onion to the beef...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2009 by ~TxCin~ILove2Ck   view full review
Very good pizza. I used some McCormick hamburger grill seasoning and some dried minced onion...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2010 by Faith N Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
We loved this. Especially my son. I followed the recipe but added some cheddar cheese, garlic...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2009 by lele   view full review
My husband was very skeptic about this for a pizza topping but ended up really liking it. For...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2011 by Red_Hott   view full review
I chopped onion in the beef and added garlic & parsley. It was so yum. The 2nd time I added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2010 by Roxanne J.R.   view full review
This may sound silly, but I never thought of using ground beef on a pizza. This pizza turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2012 by Caitlyn   view full review
We liked this! Next time I think I'll add bacon and green olives, mmmm.

 

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