Upside Down Pizza

Upside-Down Pizza

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce with basil, garlic, and oregano
1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (10 biscuits) package Texas Style refrigerated biscuits

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until brown.  Drain off grease.  Stir in tomato sauce; heat through.  Transfer beef mixture to a 2-quart rectangular baking dish or 10 inch deep-dish pie plate.  Sprinkle with cheese.   Arrange the biscuits on top of cheese.  Bake, uncovered, about 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden.  Makes 10 small or 5 large servings.

This is one of the first recipes I posted on my blog.  And just like all recipes, I am always making changes.  Some times new products will come out or I just want to try something new.  A small change can make a big difference.  For these changes I used larger biscuits and switched the tomato sauce.  The old recipe was good, but this one is even better.

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Mini Lasagna

Mini Lasagna 

1 (16 ounce) box lasagna noodles
1 pound ground beef
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce, divided
1 (16 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup ricotta cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Prepare lasagna noodles according to package direction.  Drain.  Set aside.

In large skillet, brown ground beef over medium high heat.  Drain grease from pan.  Add 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce to the ground beef.  Mix well.

Cut the curly edges off of the lasagna noodles.

Cut lasagna noodles in half.

 

Spray muffin pan with cooking spray.  Spoon 1 tablespoon spaghetti sauce in bottom of muffin cup.

Arrange 2 lasagna noodle pieces in muffin cup forming an X.

Spoon 2 tablespoons of meat mixture in center of crossed noodles.

Spoon 1 teaspoon ricotta cheese over meat mixture.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese over ricotta cheese.

Fold the ends of the lasagna noodles over each other.  

Flip the lasagna noodle packet over, so the seams are on the bottom.

Spoon 1 tablespoon of spaghetti sauce over top of Mini Lasagna.

Sprinkle 1 tablespoon shredded mozzarella cheese over top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.  Makes 18 Mini Lasagnas.

I have seen recipes for personal sizes lasagna on several blogs.  The recipes all contained ingredients that my husband would not like in his lasagna, so I decided to make up my own version.  This recipe has all of the traditional lasagna flavors wrapped up in a cute little package.  My husband loved the Mini Lasagnas, and as my official taste tester, he says the recipe is a keeper.

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