AppetizerMain Dish

Mexican Pizza

Ingredients

• 2-3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup Kemps Cottage Cheese
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1 to 2 jalapeno peppers, minced
• 1/2 cup plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• Juice of 1/2 lime
• Dash of salt
• 1, 11-inch pre-baked thin pizza crust
• Olive oil
• 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 F.
2. Put the garlic and oil in a small, non-stick saute pan and saut until lightly golden. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, mix the cottage cheese with the garlic, cilantro and jalapeno pepper until well blended.
4. In another small bowl mix the tomatoes, onion, lime juice and salt until well blended. Lightly brush the crust with olive oil.
5. Dot the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the crust, then scatter the tomato onion mixture. Top with Mexican cheese blend.
6. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool about five minutes before cutting.

Serves 6

Per serving: 261 calories; 9.33 grams protein; 12.6 grams fat; 3.5 grams saturated fat; 27.8 grams carbohydrates; 378.8 milligrams sodium; 74.4 milligrams calcium; 1.8 grams fiber