Taco pizza

Just about every week, my family has a taco night or a pizza night. We mix it up and use different ingredients most of the time. Sometimes we like to combine the two. If taco pizza sounds a little odd to you, give it a try. I’ve had some unusual pizza toppings – like the delicious chicken caesar salad pizza at Mellow Mushroom – and this is definitely one that has become a regular on our menu.

Like many of my recipes on One Mama’s Daily Drama, it can be made entirely from scratch. You can also use store-bought ingredients to save some time or even leftovers from taco night if you have them.

Taco pizza recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 pizza crusts (This is my favorite recipe, but this cornmeal crust is also fantastic.)
• 16 ounces refried beans
• 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 recipe Tex-Mex beef taco meat

Instructions:

Start by prepping the crust if you’re making it from scratch. You can also make the refried beans from scratch. I just heat and mash a can of pinto beans with about a tablespoon of bacon grease.

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Cook the beef according to the Tex-Mex taco recipe. I include onions.

Assemble your pizza. Spread a layer of beans over the pizza crust. Top with a handful of monterey jack cheese. Spoon on the taco meat. I would estimate that I used just under half a pound per pizza in this version, but you could easily do fine with less. Top with another handful of cheese.

Bake the taco pizza in the oven at 500 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.

Feel free to experiment with additional toppings. We have occasionally added a dollop of sour cream or guacamole to the pizza after it’s cooked. I originally made this with salsa in place of the sauce, but at the suggestion of a commenter, I swapped it to refried beans. Now we always make it this way!

If you make the cornmeal crust, this is basically a giant tostada.

Taco pizza

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Ingredients

• 1 recipe pizza crust
• 16 ounces refried beans
• 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 lb. Tex-Mex beef taco meat

Instructions

1. Prepare crust if making from scratch.
2. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
3. Cook the beef according to the Tex-Mex taco recipe.
4. Assemble your pizza. Spread a layer of beans over the pizza crust. Top with a handful of monterey jack cheese. Spoon on the taco meat. Top with another handful of cheese.
5. Bake the taco pizza in the oven at 500 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.