A sneak peak into my meal plan for this week and a simple, quick, and delicious recipe for a Mexican-themed pizza for one. Check it out!
I’d like to think that I eat good every week. And by “good” I do not mean “perfect.” I mean that I eat relatively healthy and deeelicious meals. I am always fascinated by what others are eating and often use it for inspiration with my own meal plans. As a result, I like to share my weekly meal plans with you every now and then. Hopefully you gain some inspiration and ideas for healthy meal planning, prepping, and eating a long the way!
Weekly Meal Plan
Monday: Buffalo Cauliflower “Chicken” Sandwich + Veggies
Tuesday: Chickpea Salad on Rice Cakes
Wednesday: Veggie Pizza on Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Thursday: Leftover Vegetarian Runzas (more on these on Thursday)
Friday: Gigantic Salad with Veggies, Soynuts, and Vegan Chia Ranch Dressing
Saturday: Out
Sunday: Field Roast Vegan “Sausage” + Baked Potato + Veggies
Sometimes the dishes on my meal plans are elaborate and sometimes they are… well, lazy. But the way I look at it, lazy is just fine when it is healthy and tastes good!
One of my recent go-to “lazy” meals has been a vegan single-serve pizza that I put a Mexican twist on. It contains carbs from the crust, protein from the beans, and plenty of colorful and nutrient-rich vegetables. I am also in love with the fact that it only takes about 15 minutes to make this flavorful pizza pie.
Single-Serve Mexican Tortilla Pizza
Vegan
Ingredients
1 whole wheat or sprouted tortilla (I like the Ezekiel brand)
1/2 cup vegetarian refried beans (I used spicy jalapeno refried black beans)
2 TB hummus (I recommend a spicy or red pepper version)
1 to 2 tsp plain unsweetened almond milk
5 tortilla chips (I used blue corn)
shredded lettuce
red onions, chopped
tomatoes, chopped
salsa (I used salsa verde)
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Once preheated, place the tortilla on a nonstick baking sheet and bake for approximately 5 minutes.
2. While the tortilla is baking, prepare your toppings.
3. Remove tortilla from the oven and spread with refried beans.
4. Combine hummus and milk in small microwaveable dish. Stir to combine. Microwave for approximately 20 seconds. Spread hummus “cheese” onto refried beans.
5. Crush tortilla chips and place on top of beans and “cheese.”
6. Bake for approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
7. Turn the broiler on low and broil for approximately 1 minute. Watch carefully to ensure that the tortilla does not burn.
8. Remove the pizza from the oven and top with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, and salsa.
A perfectly crispy crust
Spicy beans
Vegan hummus “cheese”
Fresh veggies
A kick of salsa
= Perfection
My other favorite single-serve pizzas:
Black Bean and Pineapple Pizza
Tortilla Veggie “Meatball” Pizza
What is on your meal plan for this week?
Are there any other Mexican pizza lovers out there?
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I was just thinking about the buffalo cauliflower the other day! Still haven’t made it. Is there a vegan cheese substitute similar to a mozzarella cheese? And if so, is it any good?
You definitely need to give it a whirl! I know that Daiya has great sliced “cheese,” but I don’t remember seeing a mozzarella version. I think they just have provolone and swiss? If you find a good brand that makes a mozzarella version, let me know!
lovelovelove the single serve pizzzzza!!!!!!
Aren’t they the BEST?? I LOVE how easy they are 🙂
I love Mexican food. What a great idea for a simple meal. I think I have all this stuff in my pantry/fridge now!
That is the best part about pizzas like these. You do not even need extra ingredients. Sometimes when we are lazy things just need to be easy 😉
What a good idea! I might have to try this for Eleanor and I – she’s a bean lover 🙂
Oh Eleanor, she is just the smartest eater! I love beans on pizza. They bring me back to my days when I was a major taco pizza lover.
This looks soo good. I’m a pizza fanatic and a burrito/mexican food fiend. Combining the two would be a part in my mouth haha
Pinning!
Thank you! I really hope you enjoy it. I generally cannot say no to anything with refried beans 😉
I love your idea of using hummus for the cheese…so smart and tasty! Good that it’s low fat too, I am trying to be good until X-mas 🙂
Using hummus for cheese is one of my favorite things! And good for you! The holiday seasons are definitely super tempting when it comes to food!
Mexican pizza lover in the house! That looks so good!
Thanks Erin!! Maybe we can make some together sometime. They are super easy so we can spend the majority of the time talking 😉
Tortillas and english muffins have always been so helpful when I want to make a quick pizza dinner or snack and don’t want to spend a lot of time! Love the idea of using Mexican toppings.
Side note– have you ever made pizza with cauliflower crust?
I have made cauliflower pizza crusts!! I LOVE them and I am excited to make one again this coming week 🙂
There is nothing wrong with lazy meals. It’s still preparing meals at home and that counts for a lot! I like the idea of chickpea salad on rice cakes. Gonna try that (I’m on a pre-vacation diet)…
You most definitely need to try the chickpea salad on rice cakes. It is one of my favorite lunches EVER!
Yummy! I’ll have to pin this for later!
Thank you, Mariel! Let me know if you try it 🙂
What brands of refried beans and hummus do you use?
It really varies by what store I am at and what is on sale. These refried beans were Hy-Vee brand. For hummus I generally go with Cedar’s or the Whole Foods brand. I just try to look for whatever has a simple ingredient list. I hope that helps!
OH MAN. RUNZAS. YES.
I’m a Lincoln girl and my grandma has been making those my whole life. Homemade Runzas are muchhhh better than the ones at Runza. If you make yours with soy meat I will have to try it, sounds amazing!
I made them with lentils! I just finished writing up the post, actually. You can read all about ’em on Thursday 🙂
This looks delicious! I never make Mexican pizza but I really should. It’s 9AM and I’d eat this right now ha!
Haha, funny thing is that I totally eat refried beans on toast for breakfast sometimes. So I’d eat it for breakfast too! 😉
I never would’ve thought to stir up some hummus with almond milk. I’ll have to try that sometime!
It is a great replacement for “cheese” on pizza or a sandwich. I love using the spicier versions!
This is such a delicious idea! I love the addition of hummus…and onions…and beans…and everything!
What a great idea for a healthy style Mexican pizza. This is the kind of recipe where you wont even miss the cheese! Can’t wait to try!
Thanks Kelley! I hope you enjoy it 🙂 I promise you won’t miss the cheese. Hummus is an awesome substitute!