We’re going back in time again people. In the vault. Back to May. When I first started posting recipes and taking pictures with my phone. The phone I had dropped multiple times while intoxicated in college, standing on top of a bar. That’s a far plunge for a phone. Anyways, meatza is like pizza. But the crust is made out of meat, duh. And even though it doesn’t look quite as appetizing as pizza, it legit smells like real pizza. It’s epic. My friend Jaelyn told me just a couple weeks ago that her and her bf made a crust out of bacon and it was the greatest thing she’s ever tasted. I envy her life.
I failed with athleticism once again this weekend. What the f*ck is wrong with me?! I now wish my parents would have forced me into sports as a child. But for real, if I would have played sports growing up, I would have been considered a “cool kid” in high school and then went on to fit in with people in the park playing volleyball in the park. Instead, I sit on the side lines, staring at others as they walk by, since I’m not drinking either. I must look like the BIGGEST bore. Such a shame. I swear I’m not a total bore. Kind of.
But my failure with athleticism came in the form of riding a bike on Saturday. Sarah and I had to ride bikes from the park to my house, which is NOT far, and I managed to fall off my bike 1 minute into the ride….in front of multiple men….in the middle of the street. I scraped my knee like a child. Cars had to stop. I looked dumb, end of story.
I’m literally never going to get a date. I’m being dramatic. Or just realistic.
Leftovers: Meatza My Way
- Yield: 3-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1lb ground beef
- 1lb ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 2–3 cups marinara-no sugar added or pizza sauce
- 1 container mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 zucchini, chopped
- 1/2 onion, roughly sliced
- 5–6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh basil, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Pull out a large mixing bowl and add your beef, pork and eggs and mix well to combine.
- Now add in all your spices to your meat mixture: garlic and onion powder, oregano, parsley, and thyme and thoroughly mix the spices in with the meat.
- Now grab a 9 x 13 glass baking dish and throw your ball of meat into the dish and press down until meat is the same thickness throughout.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- While the meat is baking, chop your veggies to get them all ready to plop on top of your meatza.
- Once the meat is done cooking, pull it out of the oven, top with the rest of the ingredients: marinara, veggies, and garlic. Also add salt and pepper to your preference.
- Put back in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Once the the veggies are cooked a bit, turn on your broiler and cook for about 5-7 minutes or until veggies look cooked to perfection!
- Now eat! Careful, it’s hot hot!! Great for leftovers!
Question . . . I tried this over the weekend and could not get the meat to be “crispy” I was really juicy – I’m not sure what I did wrong. Any suggestions?
Thanks! 🙂
Sooooo, I fell off of a bike in walmart. Pant leg got stuck on pedal, and I tipped over to the side. So sad. Grown men saw me and walked away….. we all have our moments …. good thing there’s meatza to cheer us up.
just have to say that this is amazing. i made mine with tomatoes, olives and chorizo.
the pineapple that @amanda mentioned is tempting too. also, i was impressed by how much my house smelled like pizza when it was cooking. double win 🙂
wonderful!
Are you sure you didn’t mean a 9×13 dish instead of 9×11? It had taken way more than 10 minutes for the meat layer to cook and I didn’t have nearly enough room for all the toppings. It’s looking good though…thanks for the inspiration
oh crap! so sorry about that sandi! yes, 9×13 dish. sorry again! i’ll change that now!
Looks like a flat meatloaf with veggies on top.
pretty much is!
This was delicious! I combined the ground beef with Italian sausage for the “crust.” Yum!
I made this last night and there was lots of water in my meatza. Still tasted good,but wasn’t as appetizing as I had hoped. Any suggestions on how to fix that?
haha not totally sure how to fix that issue.
I made this last night, and it turned out great. I did have one small issue though, there was a ton of liquid coming out of the top of the meat when I prebaked my crust, I had to drain it off 3 times before I could put on the toppings. I used ground beef and ground pork like you suggested. Any ideas how to fix this? It didn’t really get the crispy texture people mentioned even after 20 min of cooking the crust. I loved it though, the taste was really good.
i just made this. Soooo very yummy plus my man totally loved it. he is hard to please and very picky. I wanted to eat it all up but had to control myself. I am gonna try it with the egg on top for breakfast.