If you enjoy Taco Bell pizza but you want to make your own, this is the best recipe to choose. Expect juicy beef, melted cheese, crispy tortillas (instead of a pizza crust) and all your favorite sauces and toppings. This Taco Bell copycat pizza is easy to make and so tasty.
It’s like a hybrid of tacos, pizza and quesadilla. The first Taco Bell Mexican pizza was launched in 1985 and it was known then as the Pizzazz Pizza. This pizza is made with seasoned beef along with refried beans and crispy tortillas. Pizza sauce and cheese tops the pizza.
You can customize it however you want, adding toppings like sour cream, guacamole or avocado slices, green onions, or anything else you like. The only real difference between the Taco Bell version and this one is the flour tortillas in this version are crumbly and crispy rather than crunchy, but many would say that’s even better!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
Mexican style pizzas are fun to make and you can add any fillings and toppings you like. If you love Taco Bell Mexican pizza, you’ll find this recipe a very close copycat version.
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How to Serve It:
Enjoy this Taco Bell pizza as soon as it’s ready, topped with whatever you like such as sour cream, black olive slices, chopped green onions, tomatoes, and anything else you want.
Can You Make It Ahead?
You could cook the beef ahead but these Mexican pizzas are best served fresh as soon as they’re ready.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator but the tortillas will get soggy after a while.
Variations and Substitutions:
Feel free to mix and match the fillings and toppings so you can customize this Mexican pizza to your own preferences.
Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
Ingredients
- 2 x 6-inch flour tortillas
- ¼ cup Mexican cheese blend
- 2 tablespoons Mexican pizza sauce see below
- 3 tablespoons taco meat see below
- 2 tablespoons refried beans
- 1 tablespoon diced fresh tomatoes
FOR THE PIZZA SAUCE:
- ¼ cup salsa
- ¼ cup pizza sauce
- 1 tablespoon diced green chilies
- 2 tablespoons red enchilada sauce
FOR THE TACO MEAT:
- ½ pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 tablespoon guacamole
- 1 tablespoon chopped green onions
NOTE: The taco meat is enough for 8 pizzas while the sauce is enough for 5 pizzas. The rest is for each pizza.
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef in oil for several minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- Add the taco seasoning and, when the beef is completely browned, take it off the heat.
- Whisk the pizza sauce ingredients together and refrigerate until needed.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Spray the tortillas with cooking spray and poke holes using a toothpick.
- Bake on a wire rack for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Set them aside.
- Turn the oven up to 425°F.
- Put one crispy tortilla on a flat surface and spread refried beans over it.
- Add some taco mean and some cheese too if you like (or omit the cheese here).
- Put the other tortilla on top and then add the pizza sauce and plenty of cheese on top, along with diced tomatoes.
- Bake for 3 to 5 minutes to melt the cheese, then serve warm with your preferred toppings.
- Enjoy!
