Vegetarian

Vegetarian Taco Pizza takes several minutes to prepare.

Vegetarian Taco Pizza takes 10 minutes to cook.

Vegetarian Taco Pizza makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Vegetarian Taco Pizza are:

1 large whole (3" dia) red tomato, chopped--mine was actually 3.25"
1/4 cup green onion (spring onion)--sliced, white and green parts
1 pkg. Trader Joe?s Beef-less Ground Beef
1 envelope McCormick's Mild Taco Seasoning, 30 % Less Sodium
1 cup Rosarita Vegetarian Refried Beans, from a 16 oz. can
1 1/2 cup Kraft Mexican Cheddar Jack Cheese--Finely Shredded
1 Boboli Thin Crust pizza crust


No Salt brand sodium-free salt alternative (you may use regular table salt if you prefer)
Olive oil
3/4 cup water

Optional topping after pizza is baked: dairy or soy sour cream, avocado slices on the side. Vegans may substitute an appropriate vegan cheese for the Kraft cheese. NOTE: Nutrition calculations do not include additional topping, salt alternative, or avocado slices. Also, I never include olive oil when using it in a pan in my nutrition calculations. It's so healthy, I don't care.

Here is how you make Vegetarian Taco Pizza:

1) Chop tomato into suitable chunks for a pizza topping. Sprinkle with NO SALT (or table salt) and set aside in a small bowl. Next, slice green onion and set aside in another small bowl.2) Add olive oil to a warmed frying pan and add the Beef-less Ground Beef. This is for a regular pan; if you are using a non-stick pan you may skip adding the oil. Lightly warm the Beef-less Ground Beef--it is already cooked and only requires warming. This shouldn't take more than 2-3 minutes at most. Stir to separate.3) Now add the 3/4 cup of water and the entire package of Taco Seasoning. Cook as directed on the package--bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minutes--or as long as needed to evaporate the water and have a dry, crumbly taco "beef". Stir as required to prevent sticking to the pan. Remove pan from heat. Preheat oven to 450 Farenheit.4) Open the can of vegetarian beans and scoop out the 1 cup with a spoon into a half-cup measure, 2x, smoothing the top with the dull side of a knife blade. You may store the remaining beans in the refrigerator and use in another recipe.5) Remove the Boboli crust from the package and set on a pizza pan that accommodates it. Spread Refried Beans over the crust using a rubber spatula. Leave a border, don't spread it all over the entire crust.6) Scatter the cheese over the bean mixture. Next, spoon the Taco Seasoned Beef-less Beef over the cheese in small clumps. Then scatter the top with the tomato chunks (what is nice is that liquid from the tomatoes will have accumulated at the bottom of the bowl--using a small slotted spoon to remove the tomato is very handy) over the top of this layer and finally, scatter the green onion over the top.7) Bake pizza for 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted and "meat" is browned. Remove pizza pan from oven, set on a flat surface and use a pizza wheel to make 6 slices. Enjoy!Serving Size:?Makes 6 1-slice servings.

The nutritional information for Vegetarian Taco Pizza is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 374.7

• Total Fat: 13.7 g
• Cholesterol: 25.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,216.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 40.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 17.3 g
• Protein: 22.3 g