Taco Bell Mexican Pizza – Copycat

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza – Copycat

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • About This Recipe

    “A friend gave me this recipe and it was an immediate hit with our family and friends.”

    Ingredients

  • 1/2 lbground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1/4 teaspoondiced minced onion
  • 1/4 teaspoonpaprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonschili powder( Spanish is best)
  • 2tablespoonswater
  • 8flour tortillas( 6 “inch”)
  • 1cupcooking oil
  • 1 (16ounce) cans refried beans
  • 1/3 cupdiced tomato
  • 2/3 cupmild picante sauce
  • 1cupshredded cheddar cheese
  • 1cupshredded monterey jack cheese
  • 1/4 cupchopped green onion
  • 1/4 cupsliced black olives

    • Directions

  • Cook the ground beef over medium heat until brown, then drain.
  • Return meat to pan and add the salt, onions, paprika, chili powder and water.
  • Let mixture simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
  • Heat oil in frying pan over medium-high heat.
  • When oil is hot, fry each tortilla for about 30-45 seconds per side and drain on paper towels.
  • Be sure to pop any bubbles that form when frying so that the tortilla lays flat in the oil.
  • Tortillas should become golden brown.
  • Heat refried beans.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Stack each pizza by first spreading 1/3 C beans on one tortilla.
  • Next add 1/3 C meat, then another tortilla.
  • Top the second tortilla with 2 T of salsa.
  • Divide the tomato, cheese, onions and olives evenly and top in that order.
  • Bake for 8-12 minutes.

    • Reviews

  • “I took the others advice since i do like a spicier meat and used a taco seasoning mix and it was great! I make a similiar recipe without the baking that i am posting.”

  • “I love these!I used my recipe for Taco Meat (which is a copycat for Taco Bell’s beef) – if has a fine texture, and works well.Thanks for posting this!”

  • “This recipe tasted great!It was easy to make.I added taco seasoning, (approx. 1/4 pkg.) instead of the recipe’s spices.I will make this again.Thanks for the recipe!!”

  • “This recipe is EXCELLENT, it tastes so good and is easy to make. The meat mixture was a bit bland. Next time I would just use a taco seasoning packet rather than making the meat mixture by scratch. Other than that, I can’t wait to make this again!”

  • “Yummy!!! I substituted Taco Seasoning mix instead of the individual ingredients and added sour cream on top after it came out of the oven, but it was definitely home-made heavenly!”

  • “This is sooogood.My family loved it, even my very picky 5-year old.”

  • “I will add a 5 star rating to all the others.My family loved this!I did as many of the others suggested and used taco seasoning instead of the seasoning listed.I also did not fry my tortillas I sprayed them with cooking spray (both sides) and baked them at 375 until they were crispy.I had to turn them once one side was crispy to crisp the other side.I also used homemade refried beans we had leftover.We will make this again and again.Also I wanted to say that we made about 8 pizzas and I had meat leftover.It is nice to know that you can stretch this recipe to go a little farther when feeding a crowd. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.”

  • “DS15 and I really enjoyed these.I used the 1/2 pound ground beef and soft taco size tortillas.And the result was 2 servings.I used a cheddar jack blend of cheese which is what I had on hand. I probably only used about 1/2 cup for both pizzas and would definitely use more cheese next time. I used much less oil when I fried the tortillas. Next time I would use more tomatoes and try taco seasoning in place of listed spices.I also like the idea of mixing ground beef and beans together before spreading on tortillas. Thanks for sharing.”

  • “My first job was at Taco Bell 20years ago.This is pretty close to spot on.Very good.Also, TB does NOT use corn tortillas for this item, just a thicker flour tortilla.”

  • “This recipe saved my life.I was pregnant and living overseas where they *gasp* do not have Taco Bell!!!Naturally since I couldn’t get it anywhere in that or any of the surrounding countries – that’s what I was craving most.This recipe is so close to the real thing it exactly hit the spot and kept me from creating an international incident.:)Thanks for posting!”

  • “this really is as delicious as everyone says. it’s simple to make and has fast become a regular in my house. i also used the taco seasoning and added some fresh cilantro to top things off. “

  • “This was a bit time consuming for me to prepare, but a big hit with the family. My mom said it taste just like Taco Bell and even bragged about it to her sister. The only one who wouldn’t eat it was my oldest son who is super picky and refused to try it once he saw the little tomotoes from the salsa in there. He missed out though- big time!”

  • “My Taco-Bell-Mexican-Pizza-addicted teenager loved these!”

  • “Quick and easy meal with lots of flavor.”

  • “I love Taco Bell Mexican Pizzas!This just wasn’t the same for me but I did really like them.I thought that I’d make one pizza for each of us, but that was WAY too much.We could have just split one.”

  • “This one will become a regular. So easy and very filling!”

  • “These were very good!Luckily, we had all the ingredients on hand…they turned out to be delish!”

  • “For even more TB authenticity, try doubling up the cumin and using horsemeat with card board fillers.”

  • “I can’t say I’ve ever had Taco Bells Mexican Pizza, so my review is not based on closeness of the original or copycat recipe. I was looking for something different with Mexican flavors and this hit the spot! Family loved it (including the kiddos). Thanks for sharing!”

  • “These were terrific!A definite keeper that we will have again and again… thanks so much for posting this winner! :)”

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