Deep-dish Pizza with Flax Meal Crust

Pizza Crust:
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2 cups white Flour
1 cup Flax Meal
1 package Yeast
1 cup water
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1/4 tsp salt

Pizza Toppings
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1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion, chopped
1 Green pepper, chopped (optional)
1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms (or 1/2 cup fresh)
6 cloves Garlic, minced
1 (6 oz) small can Tomato Sauce
1/2 (6 oz) small can Tomato Paste (3 oz total)
1 Tbsp dried Oregano
1 Tbsp dried Basil
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 cup Shredded Mozzerella cheese

Prepare pizza dough first by mixing 1 cup of the white flour with all of the other pizza crust ingredients. Only add enough of the remaining 1 cup of white flour until the dough is not sticky and can be easily spread into a 14" deep dish pizza pan. Set aside pizza pan and prepare the rest of the ingredients.

Brown the hamburger meat with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, some of the oregano and some of the basil. In a separate bowl, mix the tomato sauce, tomato paste, minced garlic, remaining oregano and the remaining basil.

Spread the tomato sauce mixture on to the pizza crust.

Sprinkle the chopped onions, green peppers (optional) and mushrooms on to the tomato sauce mixture. Sprinkle the hamburger on top of everything else.

Last, add the mozzerella cheese and sprinkle some oregano on top of that.

Place in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is slightly browned. Serve wihle hot.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VBERTINI.