Taco Pizza
Bring the family together with an easy dinner recipe that combines two of your kids' favorite meals — tacos and pizza!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword cinco de mayo recipe, mexican pizza, taco pizza
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings
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slices (about 6 people)
Calories 297.3 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
list of 7 items
1 (13.8 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
1 (16 ounce) can Old El Paso refried beans
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 (1 ounce) packet Old El Paso taco seasoning
½ cup salsa
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Old El Paso Mexican Style Taco Cheese Blend or Old El Paso Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Optional toppings: sliced olives, chopped lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced avocado or guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, diced red onion or sliced green onion
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Instructions
list of 6 items
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Spray a 15 x 10-inch baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Unroll dough and press into the bottom of the prepared pan to form a crust. Bake crust for 8 minutes, or just until lightly browned.
4. While the crust bakes, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain and return to skillet. Stir in
taco seasoning mix and 2/3 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes (stirring often), until thickened. Stir
in salsa.
5. Spread refried beans onto the baked crust. Spoon beef mixture over the refried beans. Sprinkle with cheese.
6. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 6-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Cut into squares, garnish with optional toppings, and serve.
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Recipe Notes
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• I prefer the Old El Paso Mexican Style Taco Cheese Blend for this recipe, because it’s a perfect complement to taco meat. You can substitute with any
of the other Old El Paso shredded cheeses. The Mexican Style 4 Cheese Blend and the Finely Shredded Cheddar are both favorites around here as well.• Any
pizza dough will work for this recipe. I like the can of refrigerated dough because it’s convenient, but you can certainly prepare your own dough from
scratch, buy a ball of fresh dough from the store, or use a prepared, baked pizza crust and just add the toppings.• No matter which type of pizza dough
you use, I recommend pre-baking the crust before adding the toppings. This helps the crust stay crisp and firm (and avoids a soggy, mushy mess), even when
it’s piled high with beans, beef and cheese.• Use the same ingredients to prepare your Taco Pizzas on flour or corn tortillas instead of a traditional
pizza crust. I recommend pre-baking the tortillas (just like you would pre-bake the pizza dough) in order to prevent the tortillas from getting soggy.•
Substitute with ground turkey or ground chicken instead of the beef.
Nutrition Facts
Taco Pizza
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 297.3 Calories from Fat 136
% Daily Value*
Fat 15.1g23%
Saturated Fat 6.7g42%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g
Cholesterol 45mg15%
Sodium 937.7mg41%
Potassium 98.7mg3%
Carbohydrates 24.5g8%
Fiber 2.5g10%
Sugar 3.3g4%
Protein 15.9g32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
Bring the family together with an easy dinner recipe that combines two of your kids' favorite meals — tacos and pizza!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword cinco de mayo recipe, mexican pizza, taco pizza
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings
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slices (about 6 people)
Calories 297.3 kcal
Author Blair
Ingredients
list of 7 items
1 (13.8 ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
1 (16 ounce) can Old El Paso refried beans
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 (1 ounce) packet Old El Paso taco seasoning
½ cup salsa
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Old El Paso Mexican Style Taco Cheese Blend or Old El Paso Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Optional toppings: sliced olives, chopped lettuce, diced tomatoes, diced avocado or guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, diced red onion or sliced green onion
list end
Instructions
list of 6 items
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Spray a 15 x 10-inch baking sheet with cooking spray.
3. Unroll dough and press into the bottom of the prepared pan to form a crust. Bake crust for 8 minutes, or just until lightly browned.
4. While the crust bakes, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain and return to skillet. Stir in
taco seasoning mix and 2/3 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 3-4 minutes (stirring often), until thickened. Stir
in salsa.
5. Spread refried beans onto the baked crust. Spoon beef mixture over the refried beans. Sprinkle with cheese.
6. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 6-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Cut into squares, garnish with optional toppings, and serve.
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Recipe Notes
Write list…
• I prefer the Old El Paso Mexican Style Taco Cheese Blend for this recipe, because it’s a perfect complement to taco meat. You can substitute with any
of the other Old El Paso shredded cheeses. The Mexican Style 4 Cheese Blend and the Finely Shredded Cheddar are both favorites around here as well.• Any
pizza dough will work for this recipe. I like the can of refrigerated dough because it’s convenient, but you can certainly prepare your own dough from
scratch, buy a ball of fresh dough from the store, or use a prepared, baked pizza crust and just add the toppings.• No matter which type of pizza dough
you use, I recommend pre-baking the crust before adding the toppings. This helps the crust stay crisp and firm (and avoids a soggy, mushy mess), even when
it’s piled high with beans, beef and cheese.• Use the same ingredients to prepare your Taco Pizzas on flour or corn tortillas instead of a traditional
pizza crust. I recommend pre-baking the tortillas (just like you would pre-bake the pizza dough) in order to prevent the tortillas from getting soggy.•
Substitute with ground turkey or ground chicken instead of the beef.
Nutrition Facts
Taco Pizza
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 297.3 Calories from Fat 136
% Daily Value*
Fat 15.1g23%
Saturated Fat 6.7g42%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g
Cholesterol 45mg15%
Sodium 937.7mg41%
Potassium 98.7mg3%
Carbohydrates 24.5g8%
Fiber 2.5g10%
Sugar 3.3g4%
Protein 15.9g32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
From the seasoned mom
