My daughter Cassi has always hated Mexican food, she does not like spices…of any kind! She spent the night at a friend’s house and they went to El Perico Restaurant for dinner. She had a chicken tostada…..
and absolutely loved it! She would not even try Mexican food when I made it or wanted to go out to a restaurant! I had never had one, so I had her describe every last detail so that I could recreate it. Oh ya, we are now going to eat Mexican food around here!!!
That was a few years ago and I have made them several times since. Somewhere along the line I made it with a flour tortilla instead of a corn tortilla and I liked it better that way. Tonight, I wanted to mix thing up even more. Since I love pizza so much, why not make a tostada pizza? Do I really want the same crust that I always use, or could I try something a little bit different? Like a cross between a flour and a corn tortilla, and this Chicken Tostada Pizza with Cornmeal Crust was born…..
The dough is not as fluffy, cornmeal does not contain gluten so that makes sense. It was easier to roll because it did not have as much gluten, the dough didn’t bounce back when rolled! The crust is thicker than a tortilla, and it is healthier because it is not fried!
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I am really happy with the results. I hope you are as well 🙂
Tostada Pizza with Cornmeal Crust
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| Serves | 2 pizzas |
| Prep time | 1 hour, 45 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 2 hours |
| Meal type | Main Course |
Ingredients
- For Pizza Dough
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 Cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup corn meal
- 2 1/4 Teaspoons active dry yeast
- Pizzza Toppings
- 2+ Cups cooked chicken (chopped or shredded)
- 3/4 cups taco sauce
- 16 oz can refried beans
- 7oz package Wholly Guacamole (I used classic)
- 2 Cups Queso Fresco (or cheese of your choice)
- 1 bag shredded lettuce
- 10 oz container Wholly Classice Salsa (or salsa of your choice)
- sliced olives, sour cream
- chopped cilantro (for garnish)
Directions
| For the Pizza Dough: | |
 Pour liquid ingredients and salt into the pan of a bread machine. | |
 Add the flour and cornmeal. | |
 Make a well in the center and add the yeast. | |
 Place the pan into the bread machine. | |
 Set machine to the dough setting. | |
| When machine beeps, unplug but do not open the lid! Allow to rise for 30 additional minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with your baking stone on the center shelf if using one. | |
 Remove dough and split into 2 balls. Mine were 12 ounces each. | |
| Roll dough into desired shape on a floured work surface. | |
 Sprinkle a pizza peel or flat cookie sheet with cornmeal. Place pizza crust on the the peel. | |
 Heat refried beans in microwave for 25 seconds to make them easier to spread, then spread over crust. | |
 Place chicken in a large bowl. | |
 Add taco sauce and stir to combine. Sprinkle over the beans. | |
 Spread cheese over the chicken. Bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly. | |
 Remove from oven. Snip the corner off of guacamole package. | |
 "Drizzle" over the to of the pizza. | |
 Add lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and olives. | |
 Garnish with chopped cilantro. Slice pizza and serve. | |
Note
My pizza is square and Alex's pizza is round so we can tell them apart (one has real cheese, one has veggie cheese)
There is only sour cream on one slice for the photo, add as much as you would like.
This sounds so interesting and tasty! I love Mexican food. LOVE IT! I made a mediterranean pizza this week, but this one sounds even better to me. Definitely pinning to try very soon!
This looks delicious, Lisa! Great idea.
This looks amazing! We love making homemade pizza here. We have made traditional ones, buffalo chicken, BBQ chicken, but never a Mexican one… yet. 😉 Definitely going to have to try this recipe!
Oh this looks great! Pinning for later!
Yum!! I love mexican and LOVE queso fresco. They recipe looks amazing! Great for a Cinco de Mayo themed meal. Great recipe! Thanks Lisa!
Um, yes please! This looks great – I just made tostadas and tostada pizza sounds wonderful!
We love homemade pizza. I haven’t made chicken tostada pizza. It sounds delicious, a nice break from traditional pizza. Thanks for sharing your recipe at The Gathering Spot. Have a wonderful week. Glad to have found your blog 🙂
Love your title!! And this looks fantastic, I will have to try it. Found you through What’s Cookin Wednesday!
This looks great! I love that you used a cornmeal crust too. My husband would love this. I just pinned 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing with us 🙂 Krista @ A Handful of Everything
That looks yummmy too! =)
Happy Thursday!
Danielle
Sounds very good, and I love how colorful it is!
Lisa,
I love making pizza and this one sounds–and looks–delicious!
Thanks!
Pinned ! this looks scrumptious, Lisa 🙂 I really want to try this crust as soon as we are making pizza again. Thanks for sharing at our ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS party !
I like this! Got you from Life in Lakeshore Drive Bouquet of Talent link up.
Yum!
I would love for you to share this and link up to my TGIF Link Party! Who knows, you just might be featured next week!
Hugs, Cathy
Ohhhh, I am totally pinning this! This is something my family would love!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
You always have the most yummy things on here! Thanks for linking at Make Bake Create! Hope you’re having a nice week. I’ve posted the new Homemaking Party for the week and would love to have you link up, if you’d like!
Blessings,
Mrs. Sarah Coller
Thanks for sharing, Lisa at Foodie Friends Friday Pizza Linky Party!
I could eat Mexican food every single day!! Even in pizza form 😛 Pinning and sharing!
I LOVE Mexican and could actually eat it for nearly every meal! I love the idea of a tostada pizza….this looks awesome!