Upcycle Your leftovers - Mexican Pizza

Ok, so this isn't funny as the blog title would imply, but it MUST be blogged about per 2 of my friends. But today, after a rather large trip to the grocery store, making room in the fridge was a necessity. I took all the leftovers out and examined them to see what we could eat for lunch. Many we had to toss. I hate wasting food, so I decided to "upcycle" the salvageable leftovers. I had some re-fried beans, rice and some fajita meat from the Mexican restaurant (last night) and one pre-made pizza shell left from a 2-pack (pizza was dinner one day last week). I knew that pizza crust was a cook-or-die item, so my wheels immediately began to spin. What can I make?

And then it hit me! DUH! Pizza! Mexican Pizza. My two favorite foods rolled into one delicious meal! Here's what I did:

I brushed the crust with a little oil and preheated the oven to 450 per the directions on the crust. Next, I spread the beans on the crust, topped that with the rice and then the meat. A sprinkle of sharp cheddar and my creation was oven ready. Once in the oven (right on the rack because there is no other way to make a good pizza), I reduced the heat to 425. 10 minutes later, my Mexican Pizza was done. A drizzle of salsa (something else that has been in the fridge for quite a while but had yet to expire) and YUM!

I wish I would have taken pictures along the way, but I wasn't thinking BLOG until after.

So that's my story. It was great and easy and since I do stuff like this all the time, and create meals from scratch, I am now going to blog about food - through this humor site, because that's how I roll. (Ha ha - roll....get it? It's a food too?!!??! BAHAHAHA I crack myself up!)

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