Bacon Cheeseburger Upside-Down Pizza
Submitted by cruth55
Seasoned ground beef, crumbled bacon, and cheddar in pizza sauce topped with a golden egg batter crust. All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger in a easy baked casserole.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
30 minCOOK
20 minREADY
50 minWhat if a bacon cheeseburger and a pizza had a baby, and that baby was a casserole? You’d get this.
Browned ground beef, onions, and red bell pepper get mixed with crumbled bacon and chunky pizza sauce, then layered in a baking dish with sliced Roma tomatoes and cheddar cheese.
The twist: instead of rolling out dough, you pour a simple egg-milk-flour batter right over the top that puffs up golden and bread-like in the oven.
Kids go absolutely wild for it, and the cleanup is one dish and a mixing bowl.
Pro Tips
- Drain the ground beef mixture well before spooning it into the dish. Excess grease will make the batter soggy on the bottom.
- Slice the Roma tomatoes thin so they nestle into the cheese layer without adding too much moisture.
- The batter puffs up like a popover, so don’t open the oven door during the first 15 minutes of baking.
- Leftovers reheat well in the oven. Skip the microwave if you want to keep that crust crisp.
Ingredients
Directions
Heat oven to 400℉ (200℃). In large saucepan, brown ground beef with onion and bell pepper; drain.
Stir in 6 slices crumbled bacon and pizza sauce.
Spoon into ungreased 13×9-inch (3-quart) baking dish .
Sprinkle evenly with tomatoes; top with cheese slices.
In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add milk and oil; mix well.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour and salt; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
Pour evenly over cheese slices. Sprinkle with 2 slices crumbled bacon.
Bake at 400℉ (200℃) for 20 to 30 minutes or until topping is slightly puffed and deep golden brown.
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