Mexican Bean and Rice Pizza

Description
Makes 6 servings.

Ingredients

 * 3 cups cooked rice
 * 2 eggs, slightly beaten
 * 2 cups grated Monterey jack cheese, divided
 * 8 ounces ground pork sausage
 * 1 cup chopped onion
 * 3⅓ cups well-drained cooked or canned pinto beans
 * 1 teaspoon garlic salt
 * 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno peppers or ½ cup diced green chilis
 * ¼ cup garlic flavor barbecue sauce
 * sliced pimiento-stuffed, green pepper strips, and / or jalapeno slices for garnish, as desired

Directions

 * 1) Combine rice, eggs and 1 cup Cheese. Press firmly into greased 12-inch pizza pan. Bake at 450 °F for 20 minutes.
 * 2) While crust is baking cook sausage and onion in medium-size skillet until sausage is done and onion is soft but not brown. Stir to crumble meat. Set aside.
 * 3) Drain beans thoroughly. Remove ½ cup whole beans and reserve; mash remainder.
 * 4) Add garlic salt, jalapenos and barbecue sauce to mashed beans.
 * 5) Spread evenly over baked rice crust. Cover with sausage mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup cheese, reserved whole beans and desired garnish.
 * 6) Bake 15 minutes longer.