Mexican Pizza

An easy "Mexican" pizza - two crisp corn tortillas filled with ground beef and refried beans, then topped with cheese, tomatoes, olives, green onions, and any other taco toppings you'd like!

After seeing this recipe from Trader Joe's Recipes, I knew I just had to make them! I don't go to Taco Bell often (likely a good thing!), but I did order this Mexican pizza just to compare. I'm not really sure why - usually I just get disappointed with my order. But then, how's a restaurant, and fast food at that, to compare with homemade? Not only were these "Mexican" pizzas tasty, they were fairly easy to make too. You just spread some refried beans and taco meat on one tortilla, and some cheese and taco toppings on the other. Stack the two tortillas, and you're ready to satisfy your craving!

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Mexican Pizza

by CJ Huang

An easy "Mexican" pizza - two crisp corn tortillas filled with ground beef and refried beans, then topped with cheese, tomatoes, olives, green onions, and any other taco toppings you'd like!

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 pizza

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
			2	tortillas
		3 tablespoons		cheese, shredded
		2 tablespoons		ground beef
		3 tablespoons		refried beans
		2 tablespoons		olives, sliced
		1/2 teaspoon		green onions, sliced
		1 tablespoon		tomatoes, diced
				other taco toppings (avocado, guacamole, sour cream, etc.) as desired

Methods:

1. Gather all materials.
2. Place tortillas on a baking tray.
3. Top half the tortillas with cheese, olives, tomatoes, etc.
4. Spray other half of tortillas with a bit of oil. (I used a Misto.)
5. Bake at 350F for ~10 minutes, until tortillas crisp and cheese melts.
6. Spread refried beans over tortillas without cheese and toppings.
7. Top refried beans with taco meat.
8. Stack tortilla with toppings and cheese on top of tortilla with refried beans and meat.
9. Sprinkle green onions (and any other desired toppings) on top.