Mexican Pizza

Make 6 servings.

Ingredients :

• 2 16-ounce jars chunky salsa 
• 2 ounce can sliced black olives 
• 1 cup chopped cooked ham 
• 2 12-inch pizza crusts or frozen cheese pizzas 
• 3/4 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 
• 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper 
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
• 2 8-ounce packages shredded Mexican cheese (Monterey Jack, Cheddar, and other mild)
• Shredded lettuce 
• Sour Cream

Directions :

1. 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 degrees.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Cook�s Tip: 

• For a Greek style pizza, use olives, tapenade, spinach and feta cheese. 
• For an Italian style pizza, use tomato sauce and provolone cheese.