4.9 Stars (31 Reviews)PRINT
There is no need to “make a run for the border” when you are craving a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza – make this one right at home!
PREP TIME5 minutes
COOK TIME25 minutes
TOTAL TIME30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 packet Taco Bell Taco Seasoning, or your own homemade
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 (15 ounce can) Fat-Free refried beans, warmed
- Salsa or taco sauce, your choice, we buy the Taco Bell Taco Sauce in a bottle
- 8 – 6″ flour tortillas, soft taco size
- 2 cups Shredded Mexican Cheese, divided
- tops of 4 Green Onions, sliced
- 4 Roma sized tomatoes, diced
- Sliced black olives (optional)
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray
Instructions
- In a skillet brown your ground beef with onions and garlic, salt and pepper to taste, drain, add taco seasoning packet and 1/4 cup water and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Set Aside.
- Spray a small skillet with non-stick cooking spray and place on the stove over medium heat.
- Place a tortilla in the skillet and let it slightly brown, and flip it to do the other side
- Place them on a paper towel until you’re ready to “build” your pizzas.
- We made 4 pizzas, so you will need 8 tortillas browned on both sides.
- Now it’s time to BUILD your pizzas.
- Place about 1/3 cup of refried beans and top with about 1/2 cup beef mixture, spread to coat.
- Top with other tortilla.
- Place under broiler set on low for about 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread with 2-3 Tablespoons of salsa/taco sauce.
- Sprinkle with tomatoes, green onions and cheese.
- Top with olives.
- Broil on high for 3-5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven, plate, slice and dig in!
