This recipe combines two kid favorites - pizza and tacos. Invite children to help prepare the pizza or subsitute mini pizza crusts and let family members create their own pizzas. Serve with fruit kabobs.

Easy Taco Pizza

1/2 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons taco seasoning (1/2 package)
1 (6 1/2-ounce) package pizza crust mix
1 cup mild salsa, or your taste preference
1 cup reduced fat shredded Colby Jack cheese
2/3 cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives

1. Heat oven to 400°F (205°C).
2. In large non-stick skillet, cook ground pork with taco seasoning mix over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes or until pork iscrumbly and no longer pink.
3. Prepare pizza crust according to package directions. Spread crust evenly on greased 12-inch pizza pan and top evenly with salsa. Sprinkle on taco meat, cheese, and tortilla chips.
4. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven, top with shredded lettuce and olives.

Serves 6.

*May substitute homemade 12-inch pizza crust.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 440 calories Protein 25 grams Fat 20 grams Sodium 1150 milligrams Cholesterol 50 milligrams Saturated Fat 8 grams Carbohydrates 39 grams

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Pork: The Other White Meat.