Lunch: Mexican Pizza

A fresh, Mexican-style pizza with olives, salsa, sour cream and more.

Ingredients

2 (16 oz) jars chunky salsa
2 oz can sliced black olives
1 cup ham, cooked and chopped
2 (12 inch) pizza crusts, or frozen cheese pizzas
3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 (8 oz) packages Monterey Jack cheese, or cheddar
lettuce, shredded
sour cream

Instructions

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 °F.
Heat the oil in a small saucepan and saute 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 2 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 10-12 minutes, and then sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 7 minutes more. Serve pizza slices topped with the reserved salsa, olives, cooked ham, shredded lettuce and sour cream.