Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Taco Pizza

As many of you know, Hubby and I have a little routine of pizza & a movie every Friday night. We go to the gym, work out like crazy people (I do Zumba!), then come home, have pizza and snuggle up to a great film. It is a fantastic tradition, and unless I get some crazy aversion to pizza later in life, I hope we never stop.

One thing I am challenged with, though, is how to keep the pizza regimen fresh. You know, not pepperoni every week. Last week I was inspired by a recipe I spied in my AllYou magazine, and made a few tweaks to suit me. I have had taco pizza before- at a delicious pizzeria in Cannon Beach- and I have made something close to it before, but this looked fantastic. And it was! Using refried beans and salsa for the "sauce" was pure genius and the fresh veggies and cilantro on top gave it that slam-bang finish.

If you don't have a favorite homemade crust, check out the link to my easy whole wheat thin crust- it's my staple! It only takes about 15 min. to make and has a great wheat flavor (and since it's a thin crust, it's quite a bit lower on calories than most!).


makes 1 pizza (mine is a 15")
adapted from AllYou magazine
(no measurements- fix it to your liking!)

1 recipe pizza crust
refried beans
salsa
shredded cheese
corn (frozen or canned)
olives, sliced
1 lb. hamburger meat
1 recipe taco seasoning
iceberg lettuce, chopped
tomatoes, chopped
fresh cilantro, chopped

Make crust. Preheat oven to 500 (or whatever your crust recommends). Spread refried beans over crust. Top with salsa, spreading evenly. Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Brown hamburger, add taco seasoning and a little water. Simmer about 15 min. (You will only need about a 1/4 lb of the meat, so  you can freeze the rest for tacos!). Top cheese with meat, olives, and corn.
Bake 12-14 min or until crust is browned.
After baking, sprinkle pizza with lettuce, tomatoes and cilantro. Slice and serve!

2 comments:

  1. Taco Pizza has been a family favorite of ours for such a long long time! This looks so good!

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  2. I made this for dinner last night. It was a fun way to change up pizza. Yum! I also made the tilapia with fruit salsa this week. We really enjoyed that too. Thanks for all the great cooking inspiration!

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