Pizza Bowls 🍕:
Ingredients 🍕
For the Pizza Bowl Base:
– 1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage 🥩
– 1/2 onion, finely chopped 🧅
– 1 cup pizza sauce 🍅
– 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 🧀
– 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 🧀
– 1/2 cup pepperoni slices 🍕
– 1/2 cup sliced black olives (optional) 🍽️
– 1/2 cup sliced bell peppers (optional) 🌶️
– 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional) 🍄
– 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 🌿
– 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 🌿
– Salt and black pepper to taste 🧂🌶️
For the Pizza Bowl Crust:
– 1 package (8 oz) refrigerated biscuit dough 🥞
Preparation 🍳
1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a muffin tin or oven-safe bowls. 🕒🔥
2. Cook Meat: In a skillet, cook the ground beef or Italian sausage over medium heat until browned. Drain any excess fat. 🥩🕒
3. Add Onion: Add the chopped onion to the skillet and cook until softened. 🧅🕒
4. Combine Ingredients: Stir in the pizza sauce, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, and black pepper. Mix well. 🍅🌿🧂
5. Prepare Biscuit Dough: Roll out the biscuit dough and cut it into circles that will fit into the muffin tin or oven-safe bowls. Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of each tin or bowl to form a crust. 🥞
6. Assemble Pizza Bowls: Spoon the meat mixture into each prepared dough crust. Top with shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Add pepperoni, black olives, bell peppers, and mushrooms if desired. 🥩🧀🍕🍽️🌶️🍄
7. Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the biscuit dough is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly. 🕒🔥
8. Cool and Serve: Allow the pizza bowls to cool slightly before serving. Enjoy them warm! 😋🍽️v