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Originally Posted by SvilleKid

Here is a quick recipe that my kids (and my scouts) always went nuts over!

Pizza Hot Dish


Ingredients:
2 packages crescent rolls
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1 jar pizza sauce
8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
1½ pounds ground beef

Preparation:
Brown ground beef, drain. Line Dutch oven with 1 package of crescent rolls.

Spread pizza sauce on dough. Add browned beef, the cheeses and use second package of rolls to form a top crust. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.


SvilleKid notes:


If crescent rolls are allowed to warm up some, they will be easier to spread. Bring roll crust up side of oven a couple of inches, and you can bring top layer of rolls down to match. This will form a solid crust, and make oven easier to clean later.


Spray inside of oven with spray oil before you begin. Helps a lot.


Use your imagination on fillings. I include pepperoni, onions, mushrooms, olives........ You get the picture! But, don't get it more than about 2-3 inches thick if you want the middle done. I always added one bag of cheese on top of the pizza sauce, then the second bag on top of all the toppings before I put on the top layer of rolls.


I have found that name brand Crescent rolls (Pillsbury) work the best.


6-8 coals under the bottom is PLENTY! I load the top up with 25-30. This is a baking dish, with the bottom coals mainly to rise and cook the dough bottom. More coals on the bottom WILL result in the bottom crust burning.


Incidentally, I have several dutch oven recipe books in .doc format. Would be happy to email them to those interested. PM me an email address

What size oven works best for this recipe?