Taco Pizza Recipe

This Taco Pizza Recipe is the best of both worlds: pizza dough topped with refried beans, meat, cheese, and all your favorite taco toppings! 

I LOVE pizza. I LOVE tacos. Why choose one when you can have both? If you haven’t noticed, I LOVE pizza mash-ups (see: Cheeseburger Pizza, Breakfast Pizza, Cuban Pizza, etc.). So of course, we needed a Taco Pizza recipe. Trevor and I grew up in Iowa, so we know a thing or two about taco pizza (Happy Joe’s or Godfather’s anyone?) and we’ve been making our own version for the past 10 years. Pizza doesn’t get better than this, my friends!

Why you’ll love this

• Easy. Use homemade or store-bought crust and pile it with a no-cook sauce, taco meat, cheese, and toppings! 
• Fun Mash-Up. Taco flavors on a chewy pizza crust, I mean, what could be better? 
• Crowd Pleaser. This pizza (along with our Cheeseburger Pizza) is always the first to go whenever we have friends over for pizza night. I mean, it’s topped with crunchy, taco flavored chips, of course it’s a hit!

Ingredient notes

• Ground Beef – ground turkey or chicken will also work. Any fat content (such as 80/20) is fine; you’ll drain any excess grease. 
• Taco Seasoning – use your favorite store-bought packet or make my homemade taco seasoning!
• Refried Beans – traditional, spicy, or black refried beans will work. 
• Taco Sauce – I like the brand Ortega, but any brand (such as Taco Bell) you enjoy is fine. Use mild, medium, or spicy depending on your heat preference.
• Pizza Sauce – use your favorite jarred variety to keep things simple!
• Pizza Dough – use homemade or store-bought! I like the balls of dough that my local grocery store sells, or use Pillsbury Refrigerated Classic Pizza Crust!
• Cheese – I like a blend of mozzarella and colby-jack, but use any combination that you like for pizza and taco flavors! Personally, I’d keep the mozzarella and play around by switching out the colby-jack with sharp cheddar, a mexican blend, or pepper-jack. 
• Other Taco Toppings: Shredded Lettuce, Taco Doritos, Sour Cream, and Taco Sauce – olives, tomatoes, onions, etc. would also be delicious. If you can’t find the Taco Doritos use regular doritos or another taco flavored chip!

How to make

1. Taco meat: cook ground beef with taco seasoning until the meat is no longer pink. 
2. Sauce: whisk together beans, taco sauce, and pizza sauce. 
3. Assemble: spread sauce over pizza crust, top with cooked taco meat and cheeses. 
4. Bake: until pizza crust is cooked and cheese has melted. 
5. Top and serve: cut pizza into slices, then top with shredded lettuce, crushed doritos, sour cream, taco sauce, etc. and enjoy!

What to serve with taco pizza

I love serving taco pizza with all my favorite taco toppings, apps, and sides!

• Toppings: crushed taco doritos, veggies: shredded lettuce, onion, tomato, olives, etc., sour cream, taco sauce, hot sauce, salsa, etc. 
• Apps/Sides: chips and pico de gallo, queso, guacamole, and corn dip. 

How to store

Store leftover pizza (without the toppings: lettuce, chips, sour cream, taco sauce) in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for 1-2 months.

To reheat, bake at 375 degrees F until hot and crispy. 

– Jennifer

Taco Pizza

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This Taco Pizza Recipe is the best of both worlds: pizza dough topped with refried beans, meat, cheese, and all your favorite taco toppings! 

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Yield: 8 slices

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Ingredients

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Taco Meat

• ▢ ½ pound ground beef
• ▢ 1 (1 oz) packet taco seasoning

Sauce

• ▢ ½ cup canned refried beans
• ▢ 2 tablespoons taco sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoons pizza sauce

Taco Pizza

• ▢ 1 (16 oz) ball pizza dough *
• ▢ 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ▢ 1 cup shredded colby jack cheese
• ▢ Shredded lettuce
• ▢ Taco Doritos crushed (regular Doritos or other taco flavored chips work as well)
• ▢ Sour cream for topping if desired
• ▢ Taco sauce for topping if desired
• ▢ Onion Olives, Tomatoes, etc. for topping, if desired

Instructions

• Place pizza stone (if using) into oven and preheat oven to 550 degrees F.

Taco Meat

• Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat, then add in ground beef and taco seasoning.
• Cook, breaking up the meat as you go, until the beef is no longer pink.
• Taste and re-season, if necessary, then drain grease and set aside.

Pizza Sauce

• Mix together beans, taco sauce, and pizza sauce until combined. Taste and re-season, if necessary, then set aside.

Taco Pizza

• Roll out pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface (if not using pizza stones, roll dough out onto a silicone mat lined baking sheet), then spread with sauce.
• Top with cooked beef, then sprinkle evenly with both cheeses.
• Bake on the hot pizza stones (if using) in the preheated oven for 10 minutes**, or until the crust is cooked and the cheese has melted.
• Remove from oven and top with shredded lettuce, crushed chips, sour cream, and other desired toppings***, then cut, serve, and enjoy!
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STORING

Room Temp:N/A

Refrigerator:4-5 Days

Freezer:1-2 Months

Reheat:Bake until warm

*Storage times may vary based on temperature and conditions

Notes

*We’re listing directions for the pizza dough we used - if your dough calls out specific instructions, I’d recommend using those.

**Time will vary depending on crust brand and how thin you rolled it out, start checking after 5 minutes.

***If you think you’ll have leftovers, leave the toppings off and top each individual piece with toppings.

Pizza Crust Recipe

• 1 packet active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups warm water, 110 degrees F
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups all purpose flour + more if necessary

1. Dissolve yeast and brown sugar in warm water for 10 minutes in a large bowl. Stir stir in salt, olive oil, and flour until a shaggy dough forms. 
2. Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface, then knead until the dough is no longer sticky, about 10 minutes, adding more flour, if necessary.
3. Place the dough onto a well oiled bowl, cover with a dish cloth, and place in a warm, dry place and let rise for an hour. 
4. Punch dough down, and then dump it out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough into two. Place one ball of dough aside for later. Roll the other ball out with a floured rolling pin. Your dough should be 1/4 in - 1/2 in thick.

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Taco Pizza

Amount Per Serving (1 slice)

Calories 295 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 43mg14%

Sodium 642mg28%

Potassium 183mg5%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 16g32%

Vitamin A 488IU10%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 182mg18%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

*Note: Nutrition information is estimated and varies based on products used.

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Course: Main Dish, Pizza

Cuisine: American

Author: Jennifer Debth

Recipe was initially published on Dec 23, 2014 and has been updated with more detailed information.