Individual Mexican Pizzas Recipes

PAULA DEEN'S MEXICAN PIZZA

Steps:

• Position the oven rack at the lowest level. If you have a pizza stone, place it in the oven on the rack. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Heat the oil in a small saucepan and cook the green pepper and mushrooms over medium heat until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Cut the crusts into biscuit sized pieces using a biscuit cutter. Distribute the vegetables evenly over the crusts. Reserve 1 cup of the salsa and spoon the remaining salsa evenly over the pizzas. If you don't have a pizza stone, place the pizzas on a baking sheet. They won't be as crisp this way, but this is a lot less messy than placing them directly on the rack.
• Bake the pizzas for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, then sprinkle with the cheese. Bake 7 minutes more. Serve the pizza slices topped with the reserved salsa, olives, cooked ham, shredded lettuce and sour cream.
• Note: For variety, you can make a Greek style pizza, using olives, tapenade, spinach and feta cheese. An Italian style pizza uses tomato sauce and provolone cheese. A vegetarian style pizza simply omits the meat.

MEXICAN MINI-PIZZAS

Steps:

• Cook the chorizo in a medium-size skillet over medium heat. Drain on paper towels.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put the dough out onto a well-floured surface. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll into 4inch circles, using a rolling pin or stretching it into circles by hand. Arrange the circles on 2 baking sheets lightly brushed with oil.
• Top each pizza with tomato slices and crumbled cooked chorizo. Top with shredded cheese and sprinkle with dried oregano.
• Bake until the dough is golden brown and cheese is bubbly, about 20 minutes.

MINI MEXICAN PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• While oven is heating,add ground beef and taco seasoning to a medium-sized skillet over medium heat.
• Cook beef until no longer pink,about 8 to 10 minutes,drain if needed.
• Lightly spray two medium sized cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• Place two tortillas on each sheet,then lightly spray tortillas with more cooking spray.
• Bake tortillas until lightly browned, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Remove tortillas from oven and evenly spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of salsa on each.
• Divide ground beef, corn, onions, and tomatoes evenly over each tortilla.
• Divide cheese evenly over the top of ground beef mixture.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted.