Spicy Mexi Pizza!!

Coming up with this recipe was a no-brainer. I've seen versions of a Mexican Lasagna made on the Rachel Ray show a gazillion times and I think she likes pizza as much as I do. :P So I decided to make this low-cal version using low-carb tortillas as the pizza base and just a touch of cheese. Or as Rachel would say , "figure friendly".



Ingredients: 

• 1 can black beans
• 2-3 chipotle chillis in adobo sauce - 3 makes it very very spicy, so use less if you don't like spicy
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 tsp garlic
• cilantro
• 1 can corn (you could use fresh if it's in season)
• Tortillas
• your favourite shredded cheese

Directions: 

1. Sautee black beans, chipotle chills, onion and garlic for 5-10 minutes on medium heat.
2. Let it cool for 5 minutes and then puree the whole thing in a food processor or just mash with a potato masher for a chunkier consistency. This is the base for the pizza.
3. Spread a couple of Tbsp of this over the tortilla like you would red sauce on a pizza
4. Top with corn, cilantro and as much or little cheese as you like. I used sharp chedder and lefover mozz. 
5. Bake at 385 F for 12 minutes. 
6. This version is spicy so it goes great with my fresh Wolly Guacamole

For the Love of Bagels and Pizza

Last week I gave in and bought the dozen pack of bagels from Costco. Why 12 bagels for just my husband and I? Because they were so fresh and I'm a sucker for freshly baked goods. As good as they taste a cream cheese or even lightly toasted with a bit of butter, I was itching to make a pizza for lunch. So the Bagel Pizza was born.

Bagel Pizza

Ingredients:

• 4 or 5 mushrooms sliced
• 4 or 5 olives, pitted
• 2 bagels
• few slivers of onion
• dried oregano
• jarred marinara sauce
• cheese- mozzarella or cheddar or jack, any melty cheese.
• EVOO (Extra virgin Olive Oil). Yeah, I watch Rachel Ray's cooking shows!
  

Directions :

1. Slice bagel into half and drizzle EVOO to coat the top
2. Liberally spread some of the marinara sauce as the base layer like you would on a pizza. Since a bagel is fairly thick, you would need more sauce than on a thin crust pizza.
3. Pile on all the toppings, as little or as much as you like, the last layer being the yummy cheese- also as little or as much as you like.
4. Sprinkle a bit of dried oregano
5. Bake at 375 F for about 20 minutes.

And this is what it looked before I bit into it:



There's another version of this I make on a tortilla but as Alton Brown would say, That's Another Show!