Hunk A Hunk of Italian Love

Mmmm...piping hot, meaty deep dish Italian pizza pie.

Hmmm...do I call it pizza?

Do I call it pie?

Do I call it deep dish casserole?


How about...I just call it...over here...to my plate, to my mouth....Mmmmmm! Who cares what its called.

It is delicious.


1 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust
1 lb Bob Evans Italian Sausage
1 lb Ground Beef
1/2 green pepper seeded, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, diced
1 pt freshly sliced mushrooms
1/2 tsp. Italian Seasonings
2 cups Mozzarella/Provolone Shredded Cheese
2 cups Bertolli Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce
2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a 9 or 10 inch deep dish glass pie plate, press one pie crust and flute the edges around the rim. Blind bake crust for 15 minutes. Purpose is to begin to cook crust so bottom will be properly baked. Keep the other crust for another recipe.

Brown beef and sausage. Drain meat. Add onion, mushrooms and green peppers. Saute to soften. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of cheese on bottom of crust. Pour sauce on meat mixture and mix thoroughly. Pour meat mixture in pie crust. Sprinkle cheese on top and sprinkle Parmesan on top of cheese. Bake 30-45 minutes. Remove when cheese is golden brown and crust golden.

Cool slightly. Cut into 6-8 slices and remove to serving plate with a spatula.