Mexican Pizzas

These easy copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizzas come together in minutes and can be served with your favorite sides to round out the meal. They’re guaranteed to delight the Mexican food fans at your table.

Ingredients to Make Mexican Pizzas Recipe

Pizza is always a winning choice for casual meals and snacking but it’s fun to take the flavor in another direction once in a while. These pizzas are made using tortillas for the crust and quick assembly. Turn this into a Mexican pizza meal adding a side of rice, refried beans and your favorite salsa with tortilla chips for the taste of a homemade fiesta. Ingredients to make easy copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Recipe: (Scroll down for full recipe card.)

• Tortillas: Eight  8-inch flour or corn tortillas.
• Meat: 1 1/2 lb ground beef (90/10).
• Onion: Sweet onion or yellow onion for a stronger onion flavor.
• Oil: Olive oil for cooking the beef and onion.
• Tomatoes: One 15 ounce can crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce.
• Seasonings: One packet Taco Bell taco seasoning, seasoned salt, lemon pepper, granulated garlic and dark chili powder.
• Shredded Cheese: Shredded sharp cheddar cheese and shredded monterey jack cheese.
• Beans: One 16 ounce can refried beans.
• Taco Sauce: One cup taco sauce. You can use mild, medium or hot.
• Tomatoes and Green Onions: Cherry tomatoes or roma tomatoes and medium green onions.
• Toppings: Sour cream, jalapenos, guacamole and salsa for serving.

How to Make the BEST Mexican Pizzas Recipe

• Heat Oven and Prepare Pan – Preheat the oven 425℉. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Heat Tortillas – In a large skillet on the stovetop spray the tortillas on both sides with cooking spray (or brush with oil) and lightly toast each tortilla on both sides over medium-high heat. This only takes seconds to do. Arrange 4 tortillas on the prepared sheet pan. Set aside.
• Taco Meat – In the same skillet cook the ground beef and onion in a light drizzle of oil over medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes or until no pink remains.
• Taco Sauce and Seasonings – Drain excess fat from the pan then add tomato sauce, taco seasoning, seasoned salt, lemon pepper, granulated garlic and chili powder. Mix well to combine then simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Shredded Cheese – Mix the cheddar cheese and monterey jack cheese together and separate into thirds.
• Assemble the Mexican Pizzas – Sprinkle first 1/3 of the cheese evenly on each tortilla. Spread with a layer of refried beans over the cheese. Top with seasoned ground beef. Sprinkle taco meat with more cheese then top each with another tortilla.
• Taco Sauce – Spread taco sauce, over the top tortilla and arrange diced tomatoes on top. Finish with final 1/3 of the shredded cheese.
• Transfer to Oven – Place baking sheet into the oven and bake perthe cook time in the recipe until the cheese has melted and the tortillas are lightly golden.
• Serve – Cut into wedges and serve garnished with green onions and your favorite taco fixings.

Tips for Making Copycat Mexican Pizzas

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: Large skillet, large baking sheet, measuring cups and spoons, sharp knife and cutting board, cheese grater and large spoon.
• Make-Ahead Tip: You can make the taco meat up to 2 days in advance to expedite assembly. Just store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator and warm it slightly before separating onto the pizzas.
• How to Serve Mexican Pizzas: Once the pizzas are made you can serve them immediately alongside your favorite taco toppings. Black olives, salsa, shredded lettuce, fresh cilantro, jalapeno, sour cream, guacamole and beyond.
• Side Dishes to Serve with Mexican Pizzas: You can enjoy these with a side of tortilla chips and salsa, guacamole, french fries, Mexican street corn salad or rice.

Recipe Variations

• Cheese: You can use any blend of cheese that you enjoy. Pepper jack cheese, colby jack cheese or quesadilla cheese. It’s fine to eyeball the amounts, there’s no such thing in my cookbook as too much cheese.
• Protein: You can swap out ground beef for chorizo, ground chicken, ground turkey or pork. Chorizo is already seasoned and may not require additional seasonings.
• Sauce Substitution: Taco sauce serves as the Mexican pizza sauce. You can use enchilada sauce in place of taco sauce in a pinch. Use mild, medium or hot taco sauce depending on your personal taste.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store leftover Mexican Pizzas chilled in the refrigerator or up tp 3 days.
• Reheating: Reheat taco bell copycat recipe for Mexican Pizzas in an air fryer in single servings or on a sheet pan in a 375°F oven to crisp.

More Pizza Recipes to Make

• NOLA inspired Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Pizza.
• Classic Pizza Margherita.
• Homemade Meatball Pizza for game day and family dinners.
• Set up a toppings bar and make homemade Pizza Dough for the family to make their own pizzas.
• Skip the buns and make a Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza instead.
• These Pepperoni Pizza Rolls are made in a cupcake pan.
• Start your morning with this Sausage and Egg Breakfast Pizza.
• Whole Wheat Pizza Dough from Handle the Heat.

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