Food Network: Mexican Pizza

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Mexican Pizza
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 (12-inch) pizza crusts or frozen cheese pizzas
2 (16-ounce) jars chunky salsa
2 (8-ounce) packages shredded Mexican cheese (Monterey Jack, Cheddar, and other mild cheeses
combined)
1 (2 1/4-ounce) can sliced black olives
1 cup chopped cooked ham
Shredded lettuce
Sour cream

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 F.

Heat the oil in a small saucepan and cook the mushrooms and green pepper 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 as they would be if you placed them directly on the rack, but this is a lot
less messy.

Bake the pizzas for 10 to 12 minutes, then sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 7 minutes more. Serve
the pizza slices topped with the reserved salsa, olives, cooked ham, shredded lettuce, and sour
cream.

Cook's Tip: For a Greek style pizza, use olives, tapenade, spinach, and feta cheese. For an Italian
style pizza, use tomato sauce and provolone cheese.