Mexican Pizza

Ingredients:

1 Classic Boboli Pizza Shell
1 lb. turkey burger
1/3 cup homemade taco seasoning (recipe below)
1 can refried beans, traditional or spicy
1 4-5 oz. can diced green chiles
6-8 oz. cheddar cheese
½ red pepper, diced
2 green onions, sliced
½ avocado, diced
handful of cilantro, chopped
2-3 tbsp. queso fresco cheese, crumbled

Taco Seasoning Ingredients:

Note: These measurements are all approximate.

½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Mexican oregano
1 tbsp. onion flakes
2 tbsp. cumin
2 tbsp. red chile powder

Combine all herbs and spices in a measuring cup. Add 1/4- /3 cup water and mix well.

Guidelines:

Cook your turkey burger. When almost done, add taco seasoning ingredients and mix well. Turn heat to low and let simmer while you prepare remaining ingredients, stirring occassionally. Cook until water has been absorbed.

In a small saucepan, heat your refried beans over low. Stir often, otherwise they will stick to the bottom of the pot and burn.

Chop your veggies, grate your cheese, and heat your oven to 400 degrees.

To prepare the pizza, spread a thick layer of refried beans over the bottom of the shell. If you don’t use all the beans, don’t worry. Usually ¾ of the can is enough.

Top the beans with the meat, the diced green chiles, red peppers, then the cheese. At this point, bake your pizza for 12-15 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and bubbly, but not browned. (Or not too browned!)

Remove from oven and let cool for about five minutes. If you plan on consuming the entire pizza that night, go ahead and sprinkle the veggies and queso fresco over the top. If not, only add the goodies to individual pizza slices.