Mexican Style Pizza with Chicken
Quick and easy Healthy Mexican Style Pizza. Similar to a burrito, but as a flatbread tortilla pizza. Homemade tomato bean sauce, rotisserie chicken, cheese, avocado, cilantro and light sour cream.
Within this post you’ll make a healthy Mexican style pizza. Plus you’ll learn a recipe hack to make your own tomato bean pizza sauce.
Mexican food such as this Mexican Mango Yogurt Bowls and pizza may be some of my favorite comfort foods; so rich and flavorful, and reminds me of favorite family meals growing up. Nowadays I’m focusing more on healthy eating. This Healthy Mexican Style Pizza with Chicken takes the best of both worlds and combines them into a quick and healthy dinner. While at first this may simply seem like an unrolled burrito, it’s so much more.
It’s got all the essentials of a burrito but combined in a unique way, with some quick recipe hacks to make pizza prep even easier. I recommend using store-bought rotisserie chicken. You can bake your own moist chicken breasts, but a pre-cooked chicken is already seasoned and ready to go, saving valuable time.
Unlike other mexican style pizza such as Avocado Pesto and Chicken Mexican Pizza. The unique things about this pizza is the homemade tomato bean sauce. I used canned ConAgra Foods Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes and Rosarita Low-Fat Refried Black Beans. These are great for easy and delicious comfort meals, even on a busy weeknight. Top with shredded cheese and fresh produce (preferably organic), like green onion and avocado. Layer over whole-wheat tortillas and bake into a crispy, thin crust Healthy Mexican Style Pizza. Slice and garnish with fresh cilantro and sour cream.
How to make a bean sauce
A recipe hack to make your own bean sauce is to blend the ingredients in a food processor. Similar to a homemade hummus, blend the diced tomatoes and beans to make a smooth and creamy sauce for this Mexican pizza. Add in spices and pickled jalapenos to infuse with even more flavor.
More pizza recipes you might like:
- Caprese Pizza
- Cheesy Chile and Chicken Flatbread Pizza
- Skillet Sausage Pesto Pizza
- Upside Down Pizza Casserole
- Roasted Eggplant Parmesan Pizza
- Egg and Pizza Breakfast Muffins
- Avocado Pesto and Chicken Mexican Pizza
Dietary Options/Substitutions: For vegetarian, omit chicken. For gluten-free use GF tortillas.
Healthy Mexican Style Pizza with Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 once diced tomates drained from can, or fresh
- 16 ounces refried black beans low fat
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons picked sliced jalapenos
- 4 large whole-wheat tortillas
- 1 pre-cooked rotisserie chicken
- 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 avocado diced
- Fresh cilantro as garnish
- Light sour cream as garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° F. Place diced tomatoes, beans, cumin, pepper and jalapeno in a food processor. Pulse until blended and smooth.
- Evenly spread bean sauce onto tortillas, leaving about ½-inch from edge. Top with desired amount of cooked, shredded chicken. Sprinkle with even layer of cheese, then top with green onions.
- Bake pizzas for 12 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tortilla is crispy. Remove from oven and top with avocado, cilantro and sour cream for garnish. Slice and serve immediately.
Rotisserie chicken with black beans, tomatoes and cheese sounds scrumptious. Such a yummy recipe! Pinning this for later, it’d be great for Cinco de Mayo
It’s super yummy and would be fun for cinco de mayo…or any time! Thanks Shirley!
This looks fantastic! I love your photos.
Thanks so much Bella!!
Cilantro is disgusting to many people. It tastes like dish soap. They should list it as optional. Otherwise is looks good.
That’s totally up to you and it could easily be omitted. Interesting how flavor preferences work, cilantro is one of my favorites! Thanks Mark.
This looks delicious!!! I really want some Mexican now!
Thanks Chelsea!
This looks so easy! I love a Mexican pizza!! 🙂
Me too and it totally is! Thanks Warren!
I do a similar thing for the sauce except I use salsa and beans together. We also will crumble tortilla chips on top so I is almost like eating a taco. Thanks for sharing!
This has me craving Mexican now! Yum!
I’m always in the mood for Mexican food!
Looks amazing! Will give it a try! 🙂
Hope you like it, thanks Noemi!
Oh my goodness this looks absolutely fantastic! I love how unique it is! Plus combining two of my favorite comfort foods! And with a healthy twist! Brilliant! -client
They’re some of my favorites too! Healthy and tasty is the best. Thanks Amber!
Yum! This sounds so good! My family will love it!
They sure will! Thanks!
I have a new pizza recipe to try. Going to enjoy this
I’m pretty sure you will! Thanks Candy!
This looks so delicious – I love everything about it!
Thanks so much Becky!
This is such a creative recipe – love it! I’ve never made a Mexican-style pizza before but this could be a good addition to mix-up our Taco Tuesday routine! 🙂
It totally could. Similar flavors but still different. Thanks Marlynn!
YUM this looks so good! Mexican Pizzas are the best.
They totally are! Thanks Cait!
Ooo this looks so yummy! The sauce looks so yummy! 🙂
It sure is! Thanks Cassie!
I love the idea of blending it all together to make the sauce. I’m pinning this!
It’s super flavorful and works perfect as a sauce. Thanks Kristen!
This looks really good. I have never had a Mexican style pizza but after reading this I am going to give it a try. It also seems easy and I like easy. Plus I love pizza so I think this will be a nice change.
It’s super easy and you should totally try this. Hope you like it and thanks Christine!