Deep-Dish Pizza Casserole

By SinCityTish

Ingredients

• 1 package Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust refrigerated dough
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 cup chopped mushrooms
• One 14.5-oz. can (about 1 1/2 cups) crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• One 10-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, excess liquid removed (see HG Tip)
• 1 1/2 cups light/low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup egg whites or fat-free liquid egg substitute
• 1 tsp. chopped garlic
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from hungry-girl.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9" X 13" glass baking pan with nonstick spray.

Place dough in the pan, and stretch into a large rectangle of even thickness, covering the bottom of the pan. Pierce several times with a fork.

Bring a large skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Cook and stir until slightly softened and lightly browned, about 4 minutes.

Transfer veggies to medium-large bowl, and blot dry. Add crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder. Mix well.

In a large bowl, combine spinach, ricotta cheese, egg whites/substitute, chopped garlic, and salt. Mix until uniform.

Evenly distribute half of the spinach-ricotta mixture onto the dough, smoothing the surface with the back of a spoon. Top with half of the veggie-tomato mixture.

Repeat layering with remaining spinach-ricotta mixture and veggie-tomato mixture. Top with mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with olives.

Bake until cheese has melted and crust is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

MAKES 8 SERVINGS
1/8th of casserole: 261 calories, 7g fat, 754mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, 3g fiber, 8.5g sugars, 15g protein -- PointsPlus® value 7*