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
 * 3 1/3 cups well-drained cooked or canned pinto beans
 * 1 teaspoon garlic salt
 * 1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeno peppers OR 1/2 cup diced green chiles
 * 1/4 cup garlic flavor barbecue sauce
 * sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, green pepper strips, AND/OR jalapeno slices for garnish, as desired

Directions
Combine rice, eggs and 1 cup cheese. Press firmly into greased 12-inch pizza pan. Bake at 450 degrees 20 minutes.

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. Drain beans thoroughly. Remove 1/2 cup whole beans and reserve; mash remainder. Add garlic salt, jalapenos and barbecue sauce to mashed beans. Spread evenly over baked rice crust. Cover with sausage mixture. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup cheese, reserved whole beans and desired garnish. Bake 15 minutes longer.