Last night’s dinner creation resulted in Cheeseburger Pizza. It turned out really yummy.
No, this isn't what the pizza should look like, and ewe!
Ingredients:
Crust:
I used this pizza dough recipe and rolled it out to fit our pizza pan, it made a pretty thick but light chewy crust.
Note the recipe calls for .25 ounce of yeast… I had a jar of yeast sitting in the fridge untouched since the bread-maker machine burst into flames… and scooped out a tablespoon, that seemed to work okay. No idea if that is .25 of an ounce though.
Melted some butter and lightly brushed the edges which made the crust brown and crisp up a little for a nice crust.
Sauce:
Mostly ketchup with mustard, mayo and pickle relish mixed together to taste. Made enough to coat the dough, not too thick, but just enough for coverage.
Toppings:
Browned hamburger seasoned with garlic (Matt says garlic is in everything I make, thanks Nana!), pepper and salt and some chopped up onion. Oh and threw in a torn up basil leaf because I have it growing fresh in our kitchen.
Bacon bits because that makes everything better
Fresh tomato sliced thin
Coated everything with a layer of mozzarella and parm shredded cheese. It was what was left in the fridge and worked out well, but I suppose some cheddar would be more cheeseburger like.
Assemble and cook at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes, watch for the crust and cheese to start turning golden brown
There are some crazy people on these here internets…
Being a Mommy Blogger is apparently the hot new thing and Beccah Beushausen decided to throw her voice into the mix by detailing her pregnancy struggles of carrying a terminally ill child. She garnered support from many sympathetic parents and anti-abortionist advocates applauding her courage to carry the baby to term.
The story climaxed with a home birth, which was blogged “live”. Sadly the baby, named April, died hours after birth, but Beaushausen had a picture of mommy and baby together to post for her followers.
An astute reader noticed that the baby cradled in Beushausen’s arms looked an awful lot, no, exactly like the plastic life like baby doll she had in her own home. She quickly called foul and Beushausen’s story unraveled faster than she could delete her Twitter, Facebook and Blogger accounts.
The author currently has an apology posted in place of her original blog, but you can still see an archived image of her site from June first in the links below.
Wow… Internet hoaxes are certainly nothing new, but the backlash is certainly nasty when the hoax pulls in people by the heartstrings. Do you feel Beushausen did anything wrong by keeping from her readers that her blog was pure fiction? Or are people just too trustful of the things they read online, and getting duped is the price to pay for being gullible?
Well I’m back in on the recession lunch. You really can’t beat $10 for lunch and breakfast for a whole work week.
I made Texas Spaghetti for everyone today and it was snarfed up. There were no leftovers.
This is one of my husband’s family recipes and we always make it in a big batch to freeze.
Ingredients:
1 lb hamburger browned and seasoned to taste
Cooked lasagna noodles (boil according to box directions). My 8×8 size pan took maybe 6-8 noodles to make 2 layers.
1 can tomato soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 bag of shredded mozzarella cheese, I also choose the Italian mix sometimes with Romano and Parm
Other additions might be onions, garlic, green peppers, mushrooms, whatever you like in spaghetti sauce; either cook it up with the meat or add them fresh.
Mix the browned hamburger meat with the 2 types of soup. Do not add milk or water to the soup. I always add canned mushrooms to this mix and have browned my hamburger with garlic, onion, salt, pepper and basil.
Assemble:
Spray pan with a little cooking spray to make it easier to clean and scoop out.
Put down a layer of noodles, overlapping the edges and tearing or cutting them to fit the bottom.
Spread out some of the meat/soup mixture.
Sprinkle a generous amount of cheese to cover the meat.
Layer another set of noodles, I usually choose the opposite direction, I think it holds together better.
Layer the rest of the meat/soup mix
Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top
Cook:
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes; basically until the cheese is a golden brown. It’s safe to eat cold, but so much better when it’s all melted together. Let it cool for a few minutes before cutting into.
This freezes really well, and is simple to double the recipe for a bigger pan with 2-3 pounds hamburger and the larger family sized soup cans. Can never have too much cheese .
Bon Appetit
This is really a lasagna pic from google images, but it ends up looking a lot like this when doubled.
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