Chicken-Crusted Southwestern Pizza Rolls

Who doesn’t love pizza?  It’s a quick, all-in-one meal that’s loaded with all of our favorite things like sausage, meats, veggies, cheeses.  In fact I know a lot of folks who love pizza toppings more than the crust so they just scrape them all off and leave the crust behind.  It’s the low carb thing to do if you’re trying to cut down on the empty carbs I call “useless”.  There are plenty of recipes featuring pizza toppings only.  Try my Pizza Stuffed Mushroom Appetizer for example.  So why not create a “whole” pizza using just pizza toppings?  I’ve used ground chicken in another tasty pizza recipe, Chicken-Crusted Asian Veggie Pizza which happens to be on my all-time favorite list.

This very healthy pizza inspired by Southwestern flavors may become your family favorite.  It’s super easy to assemble, uses all of your favorite Mexican ingredients which you keep on hand anyway and is pretty unique.  You can use a fork or pick them up for a casual finger food the whole family will love.  They make a great appetizer too!

I start with ground chicken and season it with a half packet of taco seasoning. Fajita seasoning would work here as well.  Then spread the chicken onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes in a 425 degree oven.   Red peppers, onions and garlic are sauteed with more taco seasoning.  Then for the assembly I spread the vegetables along with black beans, cheese, canned Mexican tomatoes and cilantro evenly over the baked chicken crust.  Then I roll it up, slice it and place the rolls into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.  Bake briefly to heat through and serve.

It’s a unique way to eat pizza.  Instead of rolling it up you can leave it flat and bake for a few minutes and cut into squares.  Top with a little dap of light sour cream and/or avocado for a fun, tasty dinner idea that  is loaded with healthy nutrients like protein, niacin, thiamin, vitamin B12, C and A, lycopene (cancer prevention) and organosulphurs (cancer and inflammation prevention). 

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