Fiesta Taco Pizza

This recipe Miss V picked out from her Disney The Magic Kitchen Cookbook.  It was ok, a little bland for our tastes.

1 medium tomato
1 medium onion
12 oz lean ground beef
2/3 cup purchased salsa
6 tostada shells
1 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese (we used a full fat fiesta blend)
1/2 to 1 cup shredded lettuce
Light dairy sour cream (again used full fat, I would prefer to have a little full fat that tastes good instead of reduced fat that doesn't taste so good)
Purchased salsa

1.  Turn the oven on to 375.  Put the tomato and onion on the cutting board.  Use the sharp knife to chop the onion and tomato into small pieces.  Save the tomato until step 5.

2.  Put the ground beef and onion in a large skillet.  Break up the meat with a wooden spoon.  Put the skillet on the burner and turn the burner to medium high heat.  Cook until the meat is brown and the onion is tender, stirring now and then with a wooden spoon.  This will take 8 to 10 minutes.  Turn off the burner.  Remove the skillet from the burner.

3.  Place a colander over a bowl.  Spoon the meat mixture into the colander and let the fat drain into the bowl.  Spoon the meat back into the skillet.  Put the fat into a disposable container and throw away.  Stir the 2/3 cup salsa into the meat in the skillet.

4.  Arrange the tostada shells on the baking sheet.  Spoon meat mixture onto the shells.  Sprinkle with the cheese.  Put the baking sheet in the oven.  Bake about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.  Turn off oven.

5.  Use hot pads to take the baking sheet of he oven.  Set baking sheet on a wire rack.  Sprinkle the pizzas with the lettuce and tomato.  If you like top each pizza with sour cream and additional salsa. 

Makes 6 servings.