For this installment of Mexican Meatless Monday I wanted to do a Mexican take on one of my favorite foods – Pizza! Pizza actually might be my all time favorite food and I love trying new kinds.
For this version I used a whole wheat pita as the “crust” and leftover refried beans as the “sauce”. Then I topped that with a little bit of salsa. I was very generous with the beans since I love them and they’re a good source of protein and iron 🙂 Pile those beans on!
I used Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese…for some reason the cheese didn’t melt very well. This wasn’t a light version of cheese, maybe it was just wasn’t meant for melting or too fake?
I had carrots and hummus on the side, and some extra hot sauce for dipping. I made two pizzas and it was really hard to stop and just eat one. I’m already looking forward to eating his buddy.
Yum!
Try this tonight!
I love pizza. I love Mexicans. I love this Mexican Pizza 🙂
Your sauce looks so delicious. I might just try this version of pizza soon. I love pizza and I love Mexican food. They sound like a good combination.
Wow! That pizza looks so good! I want to make some now!
omg, i want that pizza so badly
I totally need to make that…need to get to the store for beans now!!!
Oh wow that sounds GOOD!! I’ve never seen a cheese not melt… hm.. no matter, as long as it tasted delicious!
LOVE your blog and how you believe in moderation and indulgence! not only are you an inspiration of balance (healthy and yummy indulgences!) your eats always look so good! <3
I wouldn’t have resisted his buddy. No way jose. That suckers looks gooooooood.
Yum! I think you’ve inspired me to get pitas at the grocery store!
You really can’t go wrong with beans! I could eat them everyday and be a happy camper!
i love that the pizza is made on a pita. i probably haven’t done that in years. way to bring me back 🙂
This looks great!! yum =D
Wowza!
mmm I love mexican pizza! Great idea!
Ah looove pizza! I’m a huge pizza sauce fan though – I don’t know if I could give that up! I wonder if it would taste good to put tofu as a topping to get some protein?
Anna – the pitas are from Costco and are great! The brand is Damascus Bakeries.
I seriously love using refried beans on pizza….SO GOOD!!
Mmmmm…I LOVE mexican pizza! That whole wheat pita really browned up nicely– what brand is it?
My Uncle make a mean black bean veggie pizza. I lovw how he makes his own crust too. it’s good.
That looks delicious!
mmm what a great pizza combo!!!
Allison, that sound dee-lish! I love avocado and would have totally used some if I had it! But, for some reason not the biggest fan of sour cream?
Yum, we love mexican pizza. I’ve made a “taco” pizza before using refried beans, enchilada sauce (my husband doesn’t like salsa) and cheese. After baking, you top the slices with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, olives, sour cream, salsa…whatever your favorite taco toppings are. I am not a fan of avocado, but I’m sure that would be an excellent topper as well. It’s a nice contrast between the hot pizza and the cool toppings.
aah tasty looking! Since reading all these blogs, for the first time EVER I went to look at pizzas in the supermarket today! I’m thinking of getting one quite soon…it’s been YEARS since I had one – the last one I had was so doughy and gross it put me off for life :s plus I hate cheddar 😛
Your pizza looks good!