Categories: Pizza

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, such as safflower
• All-purpose flour, for work surface
• 1 pound frozen pizza dough, thawed
• 3/4 cup store-bought marinara sauce
• 1 cup grated provolone cheese (4 ounces)
• 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
• 1/4 pound ground beef chuck
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Rub a large rimless baking sheet (or a rimmed one, upside down) with oil.

2. On a lightly floured work surface, use a rolling pin and your hands to roll and stretch dough into a 15-by-11-inch rectangle (if dough becomes too elastic to work with, let it rest a few minutes). Transfer to prepared sheet.

3. Spread sauce evenly over dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Top with provolone, tomatoes, and if desired, onion; scatter beef over top. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Bake until crust is golden, beef is cooked, and cheese is melted, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

5. Cook’s Note: To ensure even cooking, gently roll and stretch the dough to an even thickness. You don’t have to shape it into a precise rectangle — rounded corners are fine.

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