When Taco Bell took away my favorite menu item – Mexican Pizza – I wanted to cry! It was my go-to order whenever I went to Taco Bell. The other day I remembered I had this recipe for Mexican Pizza, that is actually BETTER than Taco Bell’s version!
Mexican Pizza
Calories 451kcal
Ingredients
- 12 soft taco shells
- 8 ounces ground beef or turkey
- 1 medium tomato diced
- 3-4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 small can black olives drained
- 1 jar picante sauce
- 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese shredded
- additional toppings as desired
Instructions
- Brown meat in non-stick skillet. When no longer pink, drain and add a few spoons of the picante sauce to the meat. Just enough to make it ‘wet’.
- In another non-stick skillet, over medium-low heat, begin “frying” the taco shells for approximately 1-2 minutes on each side. (This depends on how crunchy you want your crust.)
To assemble:
- Place one taco shell crust on the plate, spoon 1-2 Tablespoons of refried beans onto the crust. Smooth to edges.
- Top with second crust. Spread 1-2 Tablespoons of picante sauce on top to edges. Top with ground meat mixture.
- Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler for 2 minutes or until cheese just begins to melt.
- Top with onions, olives and tomatoes or any other toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pizza | Calories: 451kcal | Carbohydrates: 60.7g | Protein: 26.2g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5.8g | Cholesterol: 45.6mg | Sodium: 461.5mg | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 0.7g
Julia wants to live in a world where Hogwarts is real, dark chocolate is packaged with good books, and houses clean themselves. Until then, she is the divorced mom of twins, blogger, sometimes crafter, traveler, napper, cooker, snail mailer, geocacher, and corporate bean counter.3 Comments on Mexican Pizza
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Yum! Thank you for sharing at Hickory Trail!
Looks yummy AND healthy. Glad I found your ‘Effort & Assets’ post at Hickory Trail this week.
I LOVE Mexican Pizza and this recipe looks really delicious! Thanks for sharing at Pin It! Tuesday!