Mexican Pizza
Mexican Pizza requires around 30 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 786 calories, 43g of protein, and 46g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.52 per serving. A mixture of refried beans, pepper jack cheese, green onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe from Lifes Ambrosia has 27 fans. A couple people really liked this Mexican dish. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 75%, which is good. Try Elote Pizza (aka Mexican Street Corn Pizza), Mexican Pizza, and Mexican Pizza for similar recipes.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1/4 cup canola oil for frying
8 small flour tortillas
3 green onions, diced
1 pound ground beef (you may substitute ground turkey if you like)
1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
1 (14.5 ounce) can refried beans
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 (7 3/4) ounce can Mexican style tomato sauce
2 tomatoes, seeded, diced
1/4 cup water
Equipment:
broiler
frying pan
oven
pot
baking sheet
paper towels
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven on broiler setting.In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef. Strain to remove any pan drippings. Return to pan and add taco seasoning and water. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.Meanwhile, heat your refried beans until they are warmed through. Also, in a separate pot heat your tomato sauce until it is warmed through.Heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry one tortilla at a time until all are golden brown. About 2 minutes per-side. (Note: I like to layer the finished tortillas between paper towels while I am frying the remaining tortillas)Once the meat is brown, the beans and tomato sauce are warmed and the tortillas are fried, you can start assembling your pizzas. Starting with one crispy tortilla, layer refried beans and seasoned ground beef, then place another crispy tortilla on top. Next, spoon about 2 tablespoons of the Mexican tomato sauce on top, spreading it around with the back of your spoon. Sprinkle with cheddar and jack cheeses, diced tomatoes and green onions. Repeat until you've made four pizzas.Lay assembled pizzas on a cookie sheet, depending on the size of your cookie sheet you may need to do these in batches. Cook the pizzas under the broiler until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven on broiler setting.In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef. Strain to remove any pan drippings. Return to pan and add taco seasoning and water. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.Meanwhile, heat your refried beans until they are warmed through. Also, in a separate pot heat your tomato sauce until it is warmed through.
2. Heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry one tortilla at a time until all are golden brown. About 2 minutes per-side. (Note: I like to layer the finished tortillas between paper towels while I am frying the remaining tortillas)Once the meat is brown, the beans and tomato sauce are warmed and the tortillas are fried, you can start assembling your pizzas. Starting with one crispy tortilla, layer refried beans and seasoned ground beef, then place another crispy tortilla on top. Next, spoon about 2 tablespoons of the Mexican tomato sauce on top, spreading it around with the back of your spoon. Sprinkle with cheddar and jack cheeses, diced tomatoes and green onions. Repeat until you've made four pizzas.Lay assembled pizzas on a cookie sheet, depending on the size of your cookie sheet you may need to do these in batches. Cook the pizzas under the broiler until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
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