Cheese Steak Pizza

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, cut crosswise into thin slices, separated into rings
• 1 small green or red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce, 12 inch diameter) package thick prebaked pizza crust
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 6 minutes.
3. Add onion and bell pepper; continue cooking until beef is not pink and vegetables are crisp-tender, breaking beef up into small crumbles.
4. Pour off drippings; season with salt and pepper.
5. Place pizza crust on ungreased large baking sheet. Spoon beef mixture evenly on pizza crust; sprinkle with cheese.
6. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
7. Cut into 8 wedges.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Cattlemens Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Beef Association