Upside Down Pizza Casserole

Author: Stephanie Ashcraft and Donna Kelly, "101 Things to Do With Canned Soup" (Gibbs Smith)
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Ingredients

2 19-ounce cans ready-to-serve minestrone soup
2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons dry Italian seasoning
2 cups diced pepperoni or cooked Italian sausage
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 3-ounce tube refrigerated pizza dough


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain and discard 1/2 cup liquid from each can of soup. Pour remainder in a 9-by-13-inch pan. Stir in tomato paste, garlic powder, seasoning and meat, spreading mixture evenly in pan. Sprinkle mozzarella and 1 cup Parmesan on top. Unroll pizza dough and lay on top of cheese; cut to fit. Make a few slits in dough to allow steam to escape while baking. Bake 40-50 minutes, or until crust is browned.

Remove from oven and let sit 5 minutes. Cut in squares and turn upside down on each plate as you serve. Garnish with remaining cheese. Makes 8-10 servings.