South of the Border Pizza
By Amy B. and Linda M. from Gray-New Gloucester Middle School, Gray, ME.
Description
South of the Border Pizza is a main dish featuring a hearty whole grain pizza shell spread with a sauce of pinto beans, salsa and mexican seasonings and topped with reduced fat cheddar cheese, seasoned chicken and corn, baked until golden brown. You've never loved beans as much as this before!
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/10
| Calories | 353 |
| From Fat | 18.81% |
| From Saturated Fat | 7.76% |
| From Sugar | 3.8% |
| Sodium | 595.04mg |
Ingredients
| Ingredient | 6 servings | 50 servings |
|---|---|---|
| Pizza shell, 16" Wheat sheeted dough | 1 each/27 oz. | 5 each/135 oz |
| Beans, pinto, cooked dry beans, whole, without added salt | 2.5 cup/18 oz | 12.5 cup/90 oz |
| Salsa, low sodium, canned (USDA commodity A237) | 1 cup/8 oz | 5 cup/40 oz |
| Taco seasoning mix, mild | 2+1 tsp | 10+5 tbsp |
| Chicken, diced, cooked, IQF, meat only (USDA commodity A517) | 1.25 cup/10 oz | 6.25/50 oz |
| Corn, canned, whole kernel, without added sugar and salt (USDA commodity A110) | 1/2 cup/4 oz | 2.5 cup/20 oz |
| Cheese, cheddar, white, reduced fat, shredded (USDA commodity B028) | 2 cup/8 oz | 10 cup/40 oz |
Preparation
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place pizza shell on greased 16" pizza pan or baking sheet.
Using a food processor, puree beans, salsa and 2 tsp (10 servings), 10 tsp (50 servings) seasoning mix. Mixture should be smooth and fairly loose. Spread over prepared crust.
Toss remaining 1 tsp (10 servings), 5 tsp (50 servings) seasoning mix with chicken.
Spread cheese over the beans then top with chicken and corn.
Bake about 20 minutes, until crust is browned on the bottom and cheese is melted and golden.
Cut each pizza into 10 equal wedges and serve.

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