Vegetarian Mexican Pizza

WRITER BYCassie

POSTEDMay 5, 2020

Vegetarian Mexican Pizza is a deliciously quick and easy dinner made from simple everyday ingredients. Make your own pizza crust or use store-bought, and load it up with corn, smashed black beans and red bell peppers.

pizza cut into quarters on a wooden board.

This Vegetarian Mexican Pizza is perfect for those nights at the end of the week when supplies are running low but you still need to get dinner on the table. The ingredients are simple - mostly pantry staples and you can make your own pizza crust or use store-bought.

I like to keep a pack of mini pizza crusts in the freezer to pull out on these occasions, or you could make a batch of two ingredient dough to use as a base in no time.

Now any pizza purists out there will want to look away... if you thought putting pineapple on pizza was bad I can imagine you'll have a thing or two to say about corn making an appearance.

But then again you'd really be missing out - the combination of Mexican and Italian flavours couldn't be more delicious. Take it for what it is - a fun new spin on an old classic dish.

Why you'll love this recipe...

Quick and easy
Made from mostly pantry staples

pizza cut into quarters on a wooden board.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

ingredients for mexican pizza.

Here's what you'll need to make this pizza (full measurements listed in the printable recipe card below)...

Olive Oil
Tin of Black Beans
Corn (either fresh or frozen)
Brown / Yellow Onion
Red Capsicum / Bell Pepper
Tomato Paste
Cheese
Pizza Base - Use store-bought, make an easy one from two ingredient dough or try this whole wheat pizza dough from Sustainable Cooks.

HOW TO MAKE MEXICAN PIZZA - STEP BY STEP

Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F and prepare two baking trays lined with a silicone mat or baking paper.

Heat oil in a small saucepan on medium heat, then add black beans and cook, stirring regularly, for a few minutes until soft. Pour the beans into a bowl and mash them up with a fork.

mashed black beans.

Put pizza bases on the prepared trays and spread tomato paste over your pizza bases. Next, scatter toppings over the base in this order - onion, capsicum / bell pepper, black beans, corn and cheese.

pizza base covered in cheese on a baking tray.

Place the trays in the oven and cook for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and golden.

pizza on a baking tray.

TIPS FOR MAKING THIS PIZZA

Choose your own base here. You can make your own using two ingredient dough or this whole wheat pizza dough from Sustainable Cooks, or just use a store-bought base to make it even easier!
I'll be honest here - I don't "measure" ingredients on a pizza. I've done my best to give approximates but obviously just use the amount that feels right to you. If you love an extra cheesy pizza, you'll probably want more than what is written here. If you slather tomato paste on your base and think you could use more, use more. You get the picture.
The recipe as written will make 2 large pizzas. You can halve it to make less, or of course double, triple etc.
Either fresh or frozen corn works so feel free to choose either.
Make two big pizzas, or use smaller bases and make mini ones.

pizza cut into quarters on a wooden board.

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