Mexican Pizza - Dairy Free or Dairy Full
Cook together. Eat together.
As good as the original and easy to make.
We had the munchies and recreated a Taco Bell favorite, the Mexican Pizza, which sad to say has been discontinued. Because it’s made in individual servings, we could easily make each one vegan or full dairy cheese according to personal preference. Just like the original Mexican Pizza, it’s crispy and topped with enchilada sauce and melted cheese. Pair it with our 2 Ingredient Watermelon Slushy.
Mexican Pizza - Dairy Free or Dairy Full
Ingredients
- 8 flour tortillas, taco size
- Canola oil
- Refried pinto beans, 14-15 oz. can (organic)
- 1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
- Taco seasoning packet
- Jar of queso (vegan – or full dairy)
- 1 jar sliced jalapenos
- Red enchilada sauce, 15 oz. can (mild or medium)
- Shredded cheese, vegan (Vio Life cheddar and mozzarella) or full dairy Mexican blend
- Roma tomato, chopped
- 1 bunch green onions
- Cilantro, fresh, chopped
- Black olives, sliced, 2 2.5 oz. can
- Sour cream (optional)
- Taco Bell hot sauce (hot and fire)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Heat a skillet on medium heat, and sauté the ground meat until no longer pink. Stir and break up the meat to small crumbles as it cooks. Drain any fat and add taco seasoning and simmer according to package directions (may require that you add water).
- Meanwhile, heat and stir the beans and keep warm over low. Prepare the toppings.
- For the tortillas, heat a skillet over medium heat. Add about 3-4 tablespoons of oil. Pierce each tortilla on both sides with a toothpick a few times to keep it from puffing up. Once the oil heats up, add a tortilla and fry a couple of minutes and flip, frying until golden on each side. Transfer tortilla to a wire rack to drain and continue to fry the other tortillas.
- To assemble, place half the tortillas on a baking sheet. Spread a thin layer of beans on each and then a layer of the ground meat. Spread some of the queso over the meat. Add sliced jalapenos. Top each with a second, fried tortilla. Spoon some of the enchilada sauce and spread over the tortilla. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese.
- Bake in center of oven for about 3 minutes until heated through and cheese melts (vegan cheese doesn’t appear melted like regular cheese, so just bake until heated through).
- Cut into quarters. Add toppings, as desired. Serve immediately.
Notes:
If you don’t have extra Taco Bell sauce packets on hand from your last visit, you can actually purchase them online from a variety of stores.
Products we used: Hatch red enchilada sauce, Vio Life nondairy shredded cheeses, Kite Hill queso, Mission brand tortillas, and ground turkey (which with all the cheese, sauce and topping we couldn't tell the difference from beef).
