Skillet Deep Dish Pizza

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

• 1 1/4 cups warm water

• 4 cups flour

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 cube butter (left out to be soft)

• 1 cup marinara

• sliced pepperoni

• 16 ounces mozzarella cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Directions

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees then turn off

• Sprinkle yeast and brown sugar over warm water and let stand for 10 minutes.

• Slowly add 2 cups flour 1/2 cup at a time.

• Stir in garlic powder, salt and butter.

• Integrate remaining 2 cups flour and knead for around 7 minutes (until dough is smooth and elastic).

• Coat large bowl with 1 tablespoon oil.

• Shape dough into a ball and place in bowl, turning to coat all sides with oil.

• Spray a piece of plastic wrap with cooking spray and loosely cover bowl.

• Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in oven for 45 minutes.

• Punch down dough

• Butter 9x13 Pan

• spread dough as far as you can in pan (without tearing)

• Cover w/ the plastic wrap and let sit in oven for 30 mins

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees

• Spread dough to edges of pan

• Best if center of pizza has minimal toppings

• Lay the cheese cubes on top

• Dollop marinara on top in 3 lines

• Layer pepperoni on top

• Bake for 30 minutes

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Lasagna Soup (Instant Pot)

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 pound ground beef

• 1 red onion diced

• 5 cloves garlic minced

• 6 cups broth

• 16oz Salsa

• 15oz can tomato sauce

• 15oz can black bean

• 1 tablespoon oregano

• 1 teaspoon chili powder

• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

• 1 red bell pepper chopped

• 1 bag spinach

• 1/2 box lasagna broken into 2 inch pieces

Directions:

1. Saute ground beef in oil until browned

2. Stir in red onions, bell pepper, and garlic and saute for 3 more minutes

3. Stir in oregano, chili powder, pepper, broth, salsa, tomato sauce, black beans and lasagna pieces

4. Cook on soup setting

5. When done, vent out the steam then stir in the spinach

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