Deep Dish Pizza Filling

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• salt, pepper and garlic, to taste
• 1 can tomato paste (12 oz.)
• 1 large onion, 4 Tbsp. chopped, remainder sliced into rings
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• 1 medium size zucchini, sliced
• 1/2 green pepper, sliced
• 3/4 cup sliced mushrooms
• 2 medium tomatoes, cut in thin wedges
• olives
• 1 cup shredded Parmesan
• 2 cups mozzarella
• 2 tsp. basil
• 2 tsp. parsley
• 2 tsp. oregano
• 2 tsp. Italian spices
• 1 tsp. tarragon
• 1 tsp. thyme
• 3 tsp. fennel

Directions

Brown meat with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and 4 Tbsp. chopped onion. Sprinkle 1/2 cup Parmesan over dough. Spread tomato paste evenly. Sprinkle spices over this. Drain grease from meat. Crumble meat over spices. Arrange onion rings, green pepper, zucchini, mushrooms, olives and tomatoes over meat. Sprinkle Parmesan, then top with mozzarella. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA