Bacon Cheeseburger Upside-down Pizza/Bisquick

Bacon Cheeseburger Upside-down Pizza

Since Larry grilled for us last night, we had the ingredients on-hand for the Bacon Cheeseburger Upside-Down Pizza I had planned for last night, and the Chicken Veg-all Casserole, I had planned for tonight. I allowed the kids to choose between the two. Guess what they picked? Bacon Cheeseburger Upside-Down Pizza, of course! Logan ended up eating with a friend after church, so it was just Larry, M.C. and me for supper. I didn’t cook the cheese sticks tonight since there was more than enough of the pizza for the three of us.

Ways I saved money:

I buy my ground beef in bulk packages.
I used store-brand cheese and pizza sauce.
I used a coupon on the Bisquick.
I bought the bacon during a BOGO (Buy One, Get One) special.
I don’t use a lot of recipes with specialty ingredients. I had pre-cooked and frozen both the ground beef and chicken. These things make it easy to be flexible with our meal plan when a change arises, without food going to waste.

Ways I saved calories:

I drained and rinsed the browned meat to remove as much fat as possible.
I used reduced-fat Bisquick. I usually only buy reduced-fat Bisquick. If I am preparing a dish that I want to have more fat, I just add a bit of oil or melted butter to the batter. This saves buying two different varieties of this product, and it’s one less box in the pantry.

Visit the Betty Crocker site, and sign-up to receive Bisquick coupons and recipes:

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