This recipe combines two kid favorites
- pizza and tacos. Invite children to help prepare the pizza
or subsitute mini pizza crusts and let family members create
their own pizzas. Serve with fruit kabobs.
Easy Taco
Pizza
- 1/2 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons taco seasoning (1/2 package)
1 (6 1/2-ounce) package pizza crust mix
1 cup salsa
1 cup reduced fat shredded Colby Jack cheese
2/3 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
- Heat oven to 400 degrees
F.
- In large non-stick skillet,
cook ground pork with taco seasoning mix over medium heat for
approximately 10 minutes or until pork iscrumbly and no longer
pink.
- Prepare pizza crust according
to package directions. Spread crust evenly on greased 12-inch
pizza pan and top evenly with salsa. Sprinkle on taco meat, cheese,
and tortilla chips.
- Bake in 400 degrees F.
oven for 18 to 22 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove
from oven, top with shredded lettuce and olives.
Serves 6.
*May substitute homemade
12-inch pizza crust.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 440 calories
Protein 25 grams
Fat 20 grams
Sodium 1150 milligrams
Cholesterol 50 milligrams
Saturated Fat 8 grams
Carbohydrates 39 grams
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Pork: The Other White Meat.
