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 ==
# Combine rice, eggs and 1 cup Cheese. Press firmly into greased 12-inch pizza pan. Bake at 450 °F for 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 ½ 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.
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