Mexican Deep Dish Pizza- Cornbread Crust

ruthbomer's Note:

Mexican pizza from Rachael Ray. We had this tonight and loved it. I think we will have this quite often.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 (8 ½ ounce) boxes corn muffin mix (Jiffy)
• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 cup frozen corn
• extra virgin olive oil

TOPPING

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce
• 2 ½ cups monterey jack cheese
• ½ red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons green olives , sliced
• 1 cup salsa
• 2 tomatoes , chopped and seeded
• 2 scallions , chopped

Directions:

1. Mix together 2 packages muffin mix with 2 eggs, 4 T melted butter 1 1/2 cup milk and corn. Wipe non stick skillet with a little olived oil and pour in muffin mix. (I used 9 by 13 pan) Place pan in oven and bake at 400 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until browned. While the cornbread is cooking brown the beef in a little olive oil. Add onions and spices and cook meat for 5 minutes longer. Remove cornbread from oven and top with meat, cheese and veggies. Add pan back to oven and cook 5 more minutes or till cheese is melted. Cut and serve with salsa.

Reviews

[StacyMD187373]

Thought this would be good for something different but didn't really care for it very much. If I were to make it again, would only use one cornbread mix. (Granted, I did use a different mix, but it was smaller boxes.) Overall, was pretty dry. DH and I decided we'd rather have traditional tacos, but it was fun to try something different. Thanks for the recipe anyway! Just wasn't our taste.

[Chef #261993]

This was awesome, I used Betty Crocker muffin mix as it showed lower fat and if worked great. We topped that with 1 can of fat free refried beans, 1 lb ground turkey mixed with 1 pkg taco seasoning, 1 can green chili's, red bell pepper, extra chili powder, cumin and garlic powder. Topped with hot pepper and cheddar cheese, then baked 5 min and topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa. Can't wait to have again. Thanks