A Family That Eats Together: Mexican Pizza

Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Here's Nicole's meal plan for this week.

There are lots of Mexican pizza recipes out there that call for a more traditional pizza crust, but I love a good short cut and why use those when there are tortillas? Thin-crust is all the rage and what is thinner than a tortilla? The base of this recipe is simple beans, salsa and cheese but you can make these in even more ways than I can imagine, just use your family’s favorite Mexican toppings.

Servings: 6–8
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10–15 minutes

Ingredients

• Flour tortillas
• 1 can refried beans, warmed
• your favorite salsa, or use my salsa recipe
• 2 cups jack cheese
• Left-over chicken or use my grilled Mexican chicken recipe below
• your favorite guacamole or use my guacamole recipe

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 425F.
2. Place 1 tortilla down on a board. Thinly, spread the beans over the tortilla. Spoon over the salsa. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Place the chicken over the cheese. (If you prefer a vegetarian pizza, omit the chicken). Place the tortilla in the oven until the cheese is bubbly and slightly brown. Top with guacamole. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas.

Mexican Chicken

Servings: 6–8
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10–12 minutes

Ingredients

• 6–8 boneless, skinless chicken cutlets or 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat your grill to medium heat.
2. In locking bag, mix together the oil, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add chicken and toss to coat. 
3. Place the chicken on the grill and cook for about 3 minutes per side for the chicken cutlets and 5-6 minutes per side for the chicken breasts. Turn them over so that both sides are cooked for the same amount of time.
4. Remove the chicken from the grill. Let rest for 10 minutes. Thinly slice the chicken on the bias.