Taco Salad Pizza

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 0.5 pounds ground beef
• 0.5 cups black beans , rinsed and drained
• 0.33 cups water
• 0.25 cups salsa
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1 CAULIPOWER Three Cheese Pizza
• 0.25 cups shredded pepper Jack cheese
• 0.25 cups sour cream
• 1 tablespoon Mexican-style hot sauce
• 1 cup shredded lettuce
• 1 Roma tomato , diced
• 1 jalapeño pepper , Optional
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro , Optional
• 0.25 cups tortilla strips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. 2

   Grease a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Cook ground beef in the hot skillet until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain off grease. Add black beans, water, salsa, and taco seasoning; cook for about 2 minutes more.

3. 3

   Unwrap pizza and place on a baking sheet. Spread meat-bean mixture evenly over crust. Sprinkle with pepper Jack cheese.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   While pizza is baking, stir together sour cream and hot sauce in a small bowl. Transfer to a small zip-top bag and place in the refrigerator.

6. 6

   Top pizza with lettuce, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, and tortilla strips.

7. 7

   Snip off a corner of the zip-top bag and drizzle sour cream-hot sauce mixture over pizza.