Description
Homemade Taco Bell Mexican Pizza brings restaurant-style comfort directly to kitchen counters. Crispy tortillas, seasoned meat, and melted cheese create a nostalgic fast-food favorite you can enjoy without leaving home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 flour tortillas (taco size)
- 30 ounces (30 oz) can refried beans
- 2 cups (16 oz) shredded cheddar/jack cheese
- 10 ounces (10 oz) can red enchilada sauce
- 1 taco seasoning packet
- 3 tbsps oil
- ½ cup mild salsa (not the kind with liquid)
- ½ cup sliced olives
- 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped
- ½ cup sour cream
- Shredded lettuce
- Sliced green onions
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Sauté ground beef in a skillet, breaking it into fine crumbles and thoroughly incorporating taco seasoning for robust flavor infusion.
- Tortilla Crisping: Flash-fry tortillas in vegetable oil until achieving a golden, rigid texture that will support the pizza’s structure.
- Bean Layer Creation: Gently warm refried beans, stirring to develop a smooth, spreadable consistency for uniform application.
- Pizza Assembly: Layer the first crisp tortilla on a baking sheet, spreading warm refried beans edge to edge as the foundational component.
- Protein Distribution: Evenly disperse seasoned ground beef across the bean layer, ensuring comprehensive meat coverage.
- Layering Technique: Position the second crispy tortilla atop the meat, applying gentle pressure to create a stable base.
- Sauce Application: Cascade enchilada sauce over the top tortilla, allowing it to flow naturally and coat the entire surface.
- Cheese Finishing: Generously scatter shredded cheese across the pizza, guaranteeing complete melting coverage.
- Garnish Addition: Strategically sprinkle black olives and fresh tomato dice to enhance visual appeal and flavor complexity.
- Baking and Serving: Slide the assembled pizza into a 375°F oven for 6-8 minutes until cheese melts completely, then crown with crisp lettuce, green onion slivers, and a dollop of sour cream before slicing and serving immediately.
Notes
- Meat Preparation Tip: Ensure ground beef is finely crumbled and thoroughly browned to prevent large, tough chunks that can disrupt the pizza’s texture.
- Tortilla Crisping Technique: Fry tortillas in hot oil until golden and firm to create a sturdy base that won’t become soggy under bean and meat layers.
- Cheese Melting Strategy: Sprinkle cheese generously and evenly to guarantee complete coverage and a perfect melted consistency during the short baking time.
- Serving Recommendation: Assemble and bake the Mexican Pizza just before serving to maintain the crispy tortilla texture and enjoy the melted cheese at its peak deliciousness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 1200 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg