Upside Down Pizza
Upside Down Pizza is a fun and delicious twist on a traditonal pizza pie, featuring a puffy, golden crust baked above the toppings rather than below. An easy weekday dinner the whole family will love.
Servings: 8
Calories: 497kcal
Ingredients
Meat Mixture
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef
- ½ large yellow onion diced finely
- 24 ounce jar traditional spaghetti sauce I used Ragu Old World Style
- 6 ounces package pepperoni chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Cheese Layer
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Crust Top
- 3 large eggs room temperature
- 1½ cups whole milk room temperature
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1½ cups all purpose flour sifted through mesh into bowl
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup shredded parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a glass 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large skillet cook ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain grease and return ground beef to the skillet and use a meat masher to break meat into small pieces.1½ pounds lean ground beef
- Add onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often so they do not burn. Add minced garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring often.½ large yellow onion, 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Add Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, and pepperoni. Stir well and continue to cook for an additional 3-5 minutes, or until pepperoni is cooked and heated through.1 tablespoon Italian Seasonings, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 6 ounces package pepperoni
- Add spaghetti sauce to the meat mixture and stir well. Let simmer for 3 minutes.24 ounce jar traditional spaghetti sauce
- Add the meat mixture to the bottom of the baking dish and spread out evenly using a rubber spatula. Top with shredded mozzarella cheese.1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- Place in the oven at 400 degrees while you combine the bubble up top mixture. You want your baking dish to be very hot when you pour the bubble up mixture into it.
- In a separate medium mixing bowl combine sifted flour, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and salt. Use a large spoon to mix together. Don’t over mix. (NOTE: This batter will be a bit runny and should be able to pour onto the top of the casserole)3 large eggs, 1½ cups whole milk, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1½ cups all purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Remove the baking dish from the oven and pour the bubble up top over the meat mixture, making sure to get the top all the way to the edges of the casserole dish. Sprinkle ⅓ cup shredded parmesan cheese over the top of the bubble up top and place in the oven.⅓ cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Cook at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, or until the bubble up top has puffed up and is a deep golden brown color.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
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Notes
Storage:
To Store: Store leftovers covered in the fridge for 2-3 days. Because of the popover top, the texture of the pizza will change quickly and may become soggy.
To Freeze: I do not recommend freezing this upside down pizza pot pie recipe as the popover top will become soggy when thawed.
Tips:
- A glass dish is the best option for cooking this recipe! It will turn out better if you use a glass dish.
- It is very important that your eggs and milk are at room temperature for this recipe and that you sift your flour into the bowl. If not, the mix for the bubble top won’t rise or puff up at all.
- Make sure that your baking dish is very hot before adding the crust mixture on top. Put it in the hot oven before baking it with the crust!
- DO NOT open the oven while cooking this pizza casserole ecipe! You want to keep all of the heat trapped inside so that the pan gets nice and hot. When you bake it with the popover batter, make sure that the top of the puff is golden brown before you open the oven door (look through your oven window)!
- You can add any of your favorite pizza toppings to the meat mixture. Some of my favorites include green bell peppers, olives, spinach, and mushrooms.
- You can save some time and skip the traditional from scratch popover top of this pizza. Simply substitute Pillsbury Crescent Rolls or Biscuits and bake until golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 1544mg | Potassium: 765mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 718IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 5mg