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Upside-Down Pizza

A simple casserole of ground meat, spaghetti sauce and creamy cheese, baked underneath a flaky golden croissant crust. Kid-tested, kid-approved!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. Ground chuck or turkey
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • 16 oz. Tomato sauce
  • 1.25 oz. Packet of spaghetti sauce mix
  • 8 oz. sour cream reduced fat
  • 8 oz. Mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 8 oz. Package of refrigerated crescent rolls

Instructions

  • Cook beef and onion in skillet over med-high heat. Drain fat once meat is browned.
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  • Stir in tomato sauce and spaghetti sauce mix, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
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  • Spoon into a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish. Top with sour cream and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Unroll crescent rolls on top of cheese layer.
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  • Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Enjoy!
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Notes

*I personally try not to eat a whole lot of beef if I can help it, so I frequently substitute ground turkey in the place of ground beef in my recipes. It tastes just as good either way, I think!
*To lighten this up as much as can be, you can use reduced fat sour cream (or sub Greek yogurt), 2% skim-milk Mozz, and you can even add spinach to add a vegetable.