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Taco Pizza

Bring the family together with an easy dinner recipe that combines two of your kids' favorite meals -- tacos and pizza!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 slices (about 6 people)
Calories: 2973 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

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  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.

Notes

  • 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 Information

Serving 1slice Calories 297.3kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 24.5g (8%) Protein 15.9g (32%) Fat 15.1g (23%) Saturated Fat 6.7g (34%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g Cholesterol 45mg (15%) Sodium 937.7mg (39%) Potassium 98.7mg (3%) Fiber 2.5g (10%) Sugar 3.3g (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12slices (about 6 people)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 2973

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 297.3kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 24.5g 8%
Protein 15.9g 32%
Fat 15.1g 23%
Saturated Fat 6.7g 34%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g 17%
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 937.7mg 39%
Potassium 98.7mg 2%
Fiber 2.5g 10%
Sugar 3.3g 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.