Hamburger Tomato Pizza

We always plan when we are going out to eat but never what restaurant we are going to. The un-evolving conversation of "where do you want to go" "I don't care, where do you want to go" infuriates me to no end. To the point where it ruins the experience.  It would actually be quicker to cook something, we take so long deciding. That would certainly be cheaper. 

So now instead of going out X times a week or (X-1) as we have been trying to do. We are waiting until we really crave something before we treat ourselves.  I predict this will last one week. Ha.

This homemade pizza was perfect to mark the beginning of our weekend. And it was easy because I cheated and used frozen pizza dough and store bought pizza sauce.  This is real life.

The odd thing about this pizza is the use of raw ground beef. It makes the pizza deliciously greasy. But everything was cooked through and it saved having to clean a skillet.

Hamburger Tomato Pizza
Adapted from Shutterbean
Serves 2 to 3

• Non-stick spray
• Small handful of flour for your work surface
• frozen pizza dough, thawed
• marinara sauce, store-bought
• 1 package provolone cheese
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced
• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 pound ground beef, raw
• salt and pepper
• handful of basil, sliced

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Spray large baking sheet with non-stick spray.

Stretch out the dough to fit the baking sheet with either a rolling pin or your hands. Move to the baking sheet.

Spread sauce over dough. Top with provolone, tomatoes, onions, pinches of raw beef, salt, pepper, and basil.

Bake until crust is golden, beef is cooked, and cheese is melted. About 20 minutes.