Pizza Pie

My mom used to make this for us growing up and I have continued to make it to this day.  It is simple, cheap, quick and good.

• 3/4 to 1 pound of ground beef
• 2 cups of pizza cheese
• 1 jar of pizza sauce (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1 tube of crescent rolls

Heat the oven to about 375 and start to brown the beef on the stove top.  Spray a pie pan with cooking spray and put the crescent rolls in the pan, you will have to rip and piece them back together to cover the whole pan but trust me one roll will do it.  *Make sure the dough come up to the top on the pan, like a normal pie crust as this will make serving and clean up much easier*  Place the pan in the oven and bake for about 5-7 minutes, you want the dough to be about 3/4 of the way cooked.  Drain the grease from the beef and mix in for pizza sauce.  This is my favorite store bought sauce for this recipe

Pour the meat and sauce mixture into the pie pan and cover with the cheese.  Place it back in the oven for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.  *You may want to place the pie pan on a foil lined cookie try in case the sauce escapes a little, plus it will make removing it from the oven easier*  Let the pie set for about 5-10 minutes and serve.  

Add in some of your favorite pizza toppings too for a personal flare but if you do you may want to decrease the ground beef to 1/2-3/4 of a cup so there is plenty of room in the 'crust' for all of your toppings.  And a bonus is this reheats very well for tomorrows lunch!