Em's Mexican Pizza

So when you are eating on a tight budget, you become quite creative with every ingredient you have on hand. I am big fan of Mexican flavors and one of my favorite restaurants, The Roosters Beak, has a Mexican pizza that they make with a tortilla. The possibilities of toppings is endless and you can really make it your own by what you choose to put on top. What is pretty awesome about this recipe is that you can individualize each pizza. How great for someone with a spouse? You can finally have something the way you want it and he can be happy too!! Woo hoo! The following recipe is my version, and I must say it is tasty! I made 2 pizzas, so I would have leftovers. 1 tortilla will serve 1 person. To reheat the next day, I recommend taking the time to reheat in an oven or toaster oven to keep the crispness of the tortilla. 


Notes/Tips:

• Both tortillas and cheese freeze very well and thaw out quickly. You can pull out as many tortillas as you need at the time the morning of and they are ready by dinner time. You can also pull out a bag of cheese and place it in the fridge the morning of and it too will be ready for you by dinner. 
• Other meat suggestions: ground beef, chorizo, or keep it vegetarian and just use beans.
• If you like tomatoes, they are a yum-o topping once the pizzas come out of the oven. 

Mexican pizza ingredients:


1 cup black beans
1 cup shredded chicken(rotisserie chicken is great for this)
scallions( they come in bunches at the grocery, I used half a bunch chopped)
1/2 cup frozen corn
1 pkg Old El Paso taco seasoning divided(1/2 for the chicken, 1/2 for the sour cream sauce)
1 cup of a variety of cheeses( I used pepper jack, sharp cheddar, mozzarella) note: this is 1 cup total
sour cream sauce(see recipe below)
2- 10 inch tortillas
1 cookie sheet
1 cooling rack


Sour cream sauce ingredients:


2 heaping spoonfuls of sour cream
cilantro(I use the cilantro in a tube from the produce section, not as potent as fresh)
1 jalapeño pepper
1/2 pkg taco seasoning


For the sour cream sauce: In a food processor combine all ingredients until jalapeño is completed chopped and blended.


Preheat oven to 400. Line cookie sheet with aluminum foil and place cooling rack on top. Both tortillas should fit on top. In small saucepan heat chicken and season with 1/2 pkg of taco seasoning. (the other 1/2 is in the sour cream sauce). I also heat the corn with the chicken.  Place a spoonful of sour cream sauce on each tortilla. You can determine how saucy it is :) Evenly distribute beans, chicken, scallions, and corn on each tortilla. Sprinkle each pizza with your choice of cheeses. Don't over do it with the cheese on these, remember its a tortilla not pizza dough. (I know I know, shocking that I just said don't over do it with cheese!!!) Bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortilla is browned. I cut mine into 4 pieces and like to dip it in sour cream and salsa. Enjoy!