Southwest Pizza with Corn and Black Beans
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This southwest pizza with corn and black beans is an easy weeknight pizza everyone loves. With a sweet and spicy homemade sauce, it’s baked in a hot oven until the crust is golden, then drizzled with sour cream. It’s simple to make and will have dinner on the table in 30 minutes!
Craving pizza? Same. This vegetarian pizza brings a sweet-and-spicy Southwest twist, loaded with roasted corn, black beans, onions, and plenty of melty cheese. It’s bold, a little smoky, and full of that Tex-Mex flavor in every bite.
I use a homemade sauce and a simple pizza dough that bakes up chewy in the center and crisp on the edges. The dough takes a little time to rise, but it’s easy to make and worth it for that texture. If you have a favorite store-bought crust, that works just as well.
It’s the kind of pizza that feels a little different but still hits all the right notes—warm, cheesy, and packed with flavor.
Southwest pizza serving ideas
I like to serve this pizza with a Caesar salad and call it dinner. Garlic bread is another great side for pizza. Or have a pizza party and serve it next to my bacon jam pizza or butternut squash pizza.
Can I use regular tomatoes instead of fire-roasted? Yes, you can. However, the fire-roasted tomatoes add a touch of sweetness and smoky flavor to the sauce.
Can I add any other veggies? Of course! Diced green or red peppers go really well on this pizza. Mushrooms are a nice addition, too!
Can I make the sauce ahead of time? Definitely! The sauce will keep for up to 5 days in a sealed jar or container in the fridge.
Southwest Pizza with Corn and Black Beans
Ingredients
Sweet and Spicy Pizza Sauce
- 1 cup fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 ½ teaspoons sriracha (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
Southwestern Pizza
- 2 12-inch pizza crusts
- ½ cup frozen corn (thawed)
- ½ cup cooked black beans (rinsed)
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 cup grated mozzarella
- Sour cream and chopped cilantro (to serve)
Instructions
- Add the pizza sauce ingredients to a blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour the sauce into a small pot over medium-high heat and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat, place the lid halfway on (to prevent splatters), and simmer the sauce for 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently, until it has thickened.1 cup fire roasted tomatoes, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 ½ teaspoons sriracha, ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Form the pizza dough into two crusts and place them on parchment paper-lined baking sheets2 12-inch pizza crusts
- Divide the pizza sauce between the 2 pizza doughs, spreading it almost to the edges.
- Top the pizzas with corn, black beans, red onion, and mozzarella cheese.½ cup frozen corn, ½ cup cooked black beans, ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, 1 cup grated mozzarella
- Bake the pizzas for 10-12 minutes, or until the crust is golden. Serve with some minced cilantro and sour cream on the side.Sour cream and chopped cilantro
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Delicious. Flavorful and sits light In mouth and stomach
I made this with a whole wheat crust, used roasted broccoli-instead of corn, and used guacamole instead of the sour cream sauce. I loved the sweet and spicy tomato sauce. Thank you for the excellent recipe!
You’re very welcome!
Please clarify what the sour cream sauce is. Sour cream and water? Thank you.
That’s right, Emily. It is simply the water and sour cream. Adding the water simply thins out the sour cream enough so that you can drizzle it over the pizza. 🙂
And don’t forget that honey isn’t vegan either 🙂 x
I always forget about that one since so many vegans I know do eat honey. I’ll make a note of a substitution for those who don’t. Thanks for pointing that out!
I also have a tried and true pizza crust that I’ve been making since the beginning of time. Why mess with a good thing?! I love the idea of this southwest pizza. We’re actually having a pizza party tonight to break in my new pizza steel (!) and I may just try this one out. We’ve got crowd favourites like a perogie pizza (sour cream, baked potato, green onion, and cheddar) and I’m thinking of doing something with figs and goat cheese, so this would be a great addition. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so jealous you have a pizza steel! I’ve been reading that they make the best pizzas ever. Funny you’re having a pizza party tonight … I am too! Happy and delicious pizza eating. 🙂
Great combination of flavors! I must pin and probably make this pizza in the future!
Thanks for pinning, Mira!
Looks Yummy..