Loaded Mexican Pizza

This is not your mother's pizza.

Don't let the simplicity of the ingredients fool you.  This is serious business, and you're gonna need a fork to get through it.  Be prepared to dig in and go deep when you sit down to this dish.

Ingredients:

• 1 roll refrigerated pizza dough (You can also use prepared whole wheat dough, like that found at Trader Joe's.)
• 1 can black refried beans
• 1/2 cup ground beef, cooked (For a vegetarian version, skip the ground beef or go with soy crumbles like those from MorningStar Farms.)
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
• 1 16-ounce jar of medium salsa
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups of shredded Mexican cheese blend
• Diced green onion and tomato for topping

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spritz baking sheet with non-stick olive oil spray.
• Roll out pizza dough, smoothing to fit baking sheet.
• Partial-bake dough for about 5 minutes.
• Mix taco seasoning and 1/2 cup of salsa into the ground beef, blending thoroughly.
• Remove pizza dough from oven.
• Spread refried beans evenly over dough.
• Spread remaining salsa evenly over refried beans.
• Spread ground beef mixture over salsa.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese over ground beef mixture.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned and crust is golden.
• Sprinkle with green onion and diced tomato as desired.