Bubble-Up Pizza Casserole

Ingredients

1 pound Italian sausage (links or ground) or ground beef

1 large yellow onion, chopped

1 large green bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup fresh tomatoes, chopped

1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed

1 teaspoon dried thyme

sea salt and fresh black pepper

1 + ½ cups tomato sauce (I use arrabiata)

1 cup milk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

butter, for greasing pan

2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

Parmesan cheese, grated, for serving

pepperoni slices for the top, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large skillet cook sausage or ground beef over medium heat until brown; remove from pan and drain off all but a tablespoon or so of fat.
2. Add onion and peppers cook about 5 minutes; add garlic; cook until fragrant; add tomatoes, oregano and thyme; season well with salt and pepper. Cook 3-4 minutes longer.
3. If using link sausage slice into bite size pieces and set aside a few for the top (unless using pepperoni). Add sausage (or beef) back to the pan along with the tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook 10 minutes. Taste and season as needed.
4. Meanwhile in a large mixing bowl beat milk, eggs and oil together on medium speed for about 1 minute. Add flour and salt; beat for 2 more minutes.
5. Grease a 9x13 baking pan, add the sausage mixture and spread out in an even layer. Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella over top. Pour the batter carefully all over the top to reach about a 1/2 inch from the top, discard any excess batter. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese and dot the top with pepperoni or the sausage slices set aside earlier.
6. Bake, uncovered, with a thin sheet pan one rack below for catching dripsfor about 30 minutes or until puffed, golden and set in the middle. Let set for 5 minutes before serving with parmesan cheese.

Notes

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