Friday, May 8, 2015

Mexican Pizza (like at Taco Bell)


I love the Mexican Pizza that you get at Taco Bell.  It is layered with refried beans, and toppings on flour tortillas.  I thought, surely, I can make this at home, so here goes.  My recipe for:

Mexican Pizza

3 extra large flour tortillas
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. minced onion
3 green onions, diced
1/2 can refried beans
1 can Rotel tomatoes with Green Chiles (drained completely)
2 Tbsp. Italian Seasonings
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. minced garlic or garlic powder
3 Tbsp. homemade or store bought salsa
3 Tbsp. Catalina salad dressing
2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef with onions.  In a saucepan, heat the refried beans and chili powder just until warmed through.  Do not over cook.

I use a stone, but you can use a pizza pan.  Spray pan with cooking spray.  Place 1st tortilla on pan and heat in 350 degree oven for about 6 or 8 minutes to get it slightly crispy.  This will prevent the pizza from being soggy once all ingredients are on and it is cooked.

Remove 1st tortilla from oven and cool slightly.  Spread refried beans on tortilla and top immediately with another tortilla.  Spread second tortilla with the garlic and then the salsa.  Top with 3rd tortilla.

On 3rd tortilla spread Catalina salad dressing.  Top with 1 cup of the Mozarella, the hamburger, then the drained Rotel tomatoes and finally another layer of the Mozarella, Italian Seasonings and then finish with the cheddar cheese and green onions.

Bake in 350 degree oven until tortilla start to get crispy on the edges and the cheese is melted.  Slice with pizza cutter and serve.  I serve it with sour cream and some extra salsa, and hot sauce if you choose.

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