Black Bean Pizza

A great vegetarian pizza with black beans that can be served as an appetizer or a main meal!

Course Appetizer, Dinner & Main Course

Key Ingredient Beans

Dietary Need Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings pizza (8 slices)

Calories 206

1 (12 inch/30 cm) ready-made thin pizza crust
1 1/4 cup cooked or canned black beans, drained & rinsed
2/3 cup (150 mL) chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp (5 mL) cumin
1 tsp (5 mL) chili powder
1/2 tsp (2 mL) hot sauce
1/2 cup (125 mL) your favourite salsa
1 tomato, diced
5 oz (142 g) frozen, chopped spinach, thawed, drained & squeezed dry (1/2 of a 10 oz/283 g package)
1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup (125 mL) shredded reduce fat Monterey Jack cheese
2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Place pizza crust on a baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until crisp.
In a medium bowl, mash beans with a fork, then add onion, garlic, cumin, chili powder and hot sauce and stir to combine.
Spread bean mixture over crust, leaving a 1-inch (2.5 cm) border. Spoon salsa evenly over bean mixture then top with tomato and spinach. Sprinkle with cheeses and bake for 15 minutes until crust is lightly browned and cheese is melted.
Garnish with cilantro or parsley if desired and serve!

A 14 oz (398 mL) can of black beans, drained and rinsed, yields 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) cooked beans. To cook up a batch of dry beans, check out our website for more info!
If you want a few black beans to sprinkle on top of the pizza with the tomato and spinach, only mash 1 cup (250 mL) of the black beans and save 1/4 cup (60 mL) for sprinkling!