Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

Name: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 18 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 1/2 pound ground beef; 2 tablespoons all-purpose fl our; 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder (Spanish blend is best); 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon dried minced onion; 1/4 teaspoon paprika; Pinch garlic powder; Pinch onion powder; 2 tablespoons water; 1 cup Crisco shortening or cooking oil; 8 small (6" diameter) fl our tortillas; 1 16-ounce can refried beans; 2/3 cup mild Picante salsa; 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 1/3 cup diced tomato; 1/4 cup chopped green onion

6 steps

Prep:6minCook:12min

I hope your crew is hungry because my Taco Bell Mexican Pizza copycat recipe makes four pizzas like those served at the Bell: seasoned ground beef and refried beans are sandwiched between two crispy flour tortillas, topped with melted cheddar cheese, salsa, diced tomato, and chopped green onion. Slice it like a pizza and serve it with a smile. Prepare to blow your diners away with my copycat recipe if they're at all familiar with the real thing.

Updated at: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:19:04 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

0.5 poundground beef

2 tablespoonsall-purpose fl our

1 ½ teaspoonschili powder

Spanish blend is best

¾ teaspoonsalt

¼ teaspoondried minced onion

¼ teaspoonpaprika

garlic powder

onion powder

2 tablespoonswater

1 cupshortening

or cooking oil

8fl our tortillas

small, 6" diameter

1 x 16 ouncecan refried beans

⅔ cupPicante salsa

mild

½ cupshredded cheddar cheese

½ cupshredded monterey jack cheese

⅓ cuptomato

diced

¼ cupgreen onion

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

1. In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef with the fl our, chili powder, salt, dried onion, paprika, garlic powder, and onionpowder. Use your hands to thoroughly incorporate everything into the ground beef.

Step 2

2. Preheat a skillet over medium heat, and add the ground beef mixture to the pan along with the water. Brown the beef mixture for 5 to 6 minutes, using a wooden spoon or spatula to break up the meat as it cooks.

Step 3

3. Heat oil or Crisco shortening in a frying pan over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, fry each tortilla for about 30 to 45seconds per side and set aside on paper towels. When frying each tortilla, be sure to pop any bubbles that form so that thetortilla lays fl at in the oil. Tortillas should be golden brown.

Step 4

4. Heat up the refried beans in a small saucepan over medium heat until hot, or in the microwave. Preheat your oven to 400degrees F.

Step 5

5. When the meat and tortillas are done, build each pizza by fi rst spreading about 1/3 cup refried beans on the face of onetortilla. Next, spread 1/4 to 1/3 cup of meat, then another tortilla. Coat your pizzas with two tablespoons of salsa on each, thencombine the cheeses and sprinkle the blend evenly over the top of each pizza. Split up the diced tomato and arrange evenlyover the cheese on each pizza, followed by the green onion.

Step 6

6. Place pizzas in your hot oven for 8 to 12 minutes or until the cheese on top is melted. Cut each pizza into 4 slices and serve.