Fiesta Pizza Recipes

FIESTA PIZZA

Steps:

• Sprinkle cornmeal onto a lightly greased 12-inch pizza pan; press pizza crust into pan.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Stir together beans and next 4 ingredients; mash with a fork or potato masher; stir in chiles; spread mixture over crust Combine salsa and pizza sauce; spread over bean mixture.
• Sprinkle with onion, bell pepper, cheese, and if desired, olives.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Sprinkle with tomato if desired.

MEXICAN FIESTADA FOR SCHOOL LUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Sprinkle taco seasoning on ground beef. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Divide pizza dough in half and flatten each half into a thin crust over a nonstick baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes. Remove but leave oven on.
• Mix pizza sauce, cumin, and salt together in a bowl. Spread 1/2 of the mixture over each pizza crust. Sprinkle beef and Cheddar cheese evenly on top.
• Bake until crusts are crunchy and cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes.

MEXICAN FIESTA BITES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Place 1 won ton wrapper in each of 24 mini muffin pan cups sprayed with cooking spray, with edges of wrappers extending over tops of cups. Bake 5 min. Meanwhile, combine sausage and salsa.
• Spoon sausage mixture into won ton cups. Bake 10 min. or until filling is heated through and edges of cups are golden brown. Top with cheese; bake 1 to 2 min. or until melted.
• Top with sour cream and cilantro.

FIESTA CORN TORTILLA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Heat refried beans in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave on high until warmed through, about 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.
• Spray both sides of each corn tortilla with cooking spray and arrange them on a wire rack.
• Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-fry one side of each tortilla until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Return tortillas to wire rack, browned sides up.
• Spread a thin layer of refried beans onto the tortillas, stopping about 1/2 inch from the edge.
• Sprinkle Mexican cheese blend over refried beans.
• Carefully transfer a tortilla pizza back to the skillet, bean side up.
• Lightly fry until cheese begins to melt, about 1 minute more; return tortilla pizza to wire rack. Repeat with remaining pizzas.
• Scatter tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, and olives over melted cheese.
• Slice pizzas to serve.

MEXICAN FIESTA PLATTER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until it is no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes; crumbling beef; drain. Add the beans, tomato sauce and chili seasoning; simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. , On 2 serving platters with sides, layer the corn chips, rice, onions, meat mixture, cheese, lettuce, tomato and olives. Sprinkle with hot sauce if desired.