The Best Taco Pizza
This easy taco pizza recipe is an easy dinner idea perfect for family night or Taco Tuesday! The crispy crust is topped with creamy refried beans, melted cheese, and crunchy tortilla chips drizzled with homemade ranch.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 7 minutes
- Yield: 8 slices 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican Inspired
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 ball Best Pizza Dough (or Food Processor Dough or Thin Crust Dough; see Notes)
- 1/3 cup refried pinto beans, canned (or Homemade Refried Beans)
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions
- 1 handful canned sliced black olives
- 1/2 romaine heart
- 1/2 tomato or 3 cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons Homemade Ranch Dressing
- 3 organic corn tortilla chips
- Hot sauce, for the garnish
- Kosher salt
- Semolina flour or cornmeal, for dusting the pizza peel
Instructions
- Make the pizza dough: Follow the Best Pizza Dough recipe to prepare the dough. (This takes about 15 minutes to make and 45 minutes to rest.)
- Place a pizza stone in the oven and preheat to 500°F. OR preheat your pizza oven (here’s the pizza oven we use).
- Prepare the toppings: Taste the refried beans: if needed, mix in a pinch or two of cumin and a pinch of kosher salt. (Ours were already well seasoned.) Thinly slice the green onion. Chop the romaine lettuce. Chop the tomatoes.
- Bake the pizza: When the oven is ready, dust a pizza peel with cornmeal or semolina flour. (If you don’t have a pizza peel, you can use a rimless baking sheet or the back of a rimmed baking sheet. But a pizza peel is well worth the investment!) Stretch the dough into a circle; see How to Stretch Pizza Dough for instructions. Then gently place the dough onto the pizza peel.
- Spread the refried beans over the dough using a spatula to create a thin layer. Add the cheddar cheese, then top with black olives and half of the green onions. Top with a pinch of kosher salt.
- Use the pizza peel to carefully transfer the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone. Bake the pizza until the cheese and crust are nicely browned, about 5 to 7 minutes in the oven (or 1 minute in a pizza oven).
- Top with the reserved green onions, chopped tomatoes and romaine, and crumbled tortilla chips. Drizzle with ranch dressing and if desired, sprinkle with hot sauce. Slice into pieces and serve immediately.
Notes
Meat variation: If you love taco meat, brown 1/2 pound of ground beef in a skillet, drain the fat, and mix with 1 to 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning, to taste.
Sheet pan variation: For a large pizza that’s the size of 3 medium pizzas, make my Sheet Pan Pizza and use these toppings.
Pan pizza variation: For a thicker crust made in a cast iron skillet, try this Pan Pizza.
Personal pizzas: For a simple weeknight meal, substitute purchased bread for the crust: try my Naan Pizza, Tortilla Pizza, or Pita Pizza.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/taco-pizza/
