Black Bean Pizza

I've been trying to make quick, easy & portable meals to take to the soccer games. I made this last night and really liked it. The only difference I would do is to add a little bit of flare--either sour cream & taco seasoning mixed or salsa over the top. I'm guessing this recipe will be right up Denise's alley. :)

Ingredients

1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed (I used pinto beans and it was yummy!)
1 cup thawed frozen corn kernels
4 plum tomatoes, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped scallions
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 avocado, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
16 ounces pizza dough, regular or whole-wheat
1 cup finely shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. and place an empty baking sheet on the middle rack.

2. In a medium bowl, combine the blackbeans, corn, tomatoes, scallions, cumin, chili powder, avocado, salt and black pepper; set aside.

3. Working on a lightly floured surface, roll the pizza dough into a 13-inch circle. Transfer to warmed baking sheet and crimp the edges slightly to form a lip at the edge of the crust. Top with black bean mixture, sprinkle with the cheese and bake 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Cut into 8 slices and serve

Chicken Club Pizza

I got my new Kraft magazine in the mail the other day. I love this little magazine. I loved it better when it was free and now they charge for it. So I was flipping through it and folding down corners on pages, marking the recipes I definitely wanted to try soon. One of them that I came across was for Chicken Club Pizza. It looked soooo good. Bacon? check. Chicken? check. Ranch dressing? check. Mmm... So I decided to make it for dinner last night because I had most of the ingredients on hand anyway. My kids really liked this pizza, and Adam literally ate half of it. The leftovers are good too, and you can preheat it like suggested a few posts below, in a dry pan on the stove so it stays crisp and not soggy like the microwave.


Photo courtesy Kraftrecipes.com

Chicken Club Pizza

1 can (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust (you can make your own, but I bought the can since I wasn't sure how big to really make the crust. If you make your own, make it to be the size of a jelly roll pan)

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup KRAFT Ranch Dressing, divided

1-1/2 cups KRAFT cheddar cheese

1-1/2 cups finely chopped cooked chicken (I cooked mine with salt, pepper, and garlic powder)

8 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled

1-1/2 cups finely shredded lettuce

1 tomato, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Unroll pizza dough on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray; press into 15x10-inch rectangle. Bake 10 min.

Mix mayo and 1/3 cup dressing; spread onto crust. Top with half the cheese, chicken, remaining cheese and bacon.

Bake 5 min. or until crust is deep golden brown and cheese is melted. Top with lettuce and tomatoes; drizzle with remaining dressing.