This isn’t a copy-cat Mexican pizza.  This is MUCH better than what you get at that fast food place.  And, I am pretty sure this one is healthier for you too… especially since the “crust” isn’t fried in oil.  I hope you enjoy this one!

Mexican pizza

Mexican Pizza
Recipe Type: Pizza
Cuisine: Mexican
Author: Julia – Mom on the Run x2
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 12 soft-taco shells
  • 8 ounces ground turkey or beef
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 3-4 green onions, sliced thinly
  • 1 small can sliced black olives, drained
  • 1 jar picante sauce
  • 1 cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Brown turkey 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’.
  2. 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.)
  3. To assemble: Place one taco shell crust on the plate, spoon 1-2 Tablespoons of refried beans onto the crust. Smooth to edges.
  4. Top with second crust. Spread 1-2 Tablespoons of picante sauce on top to edges.
  5. Top with ground meat mixture.
  6. Sprinkle with cheese and place under broiler for 2 minutes or until cheese just begins to melt.
  7. Top with onions, olives and tomatoes.
Serving size: 1 Calories: 451 Fat: 18.1 Saturated fat: 5.8 Carbohydrates: 60.7 Sugar: .7 Sodium: 461.5 Fiber: 2.4 Protein: 26.2 Cholesterol: 45.6
Notes
Nutrition facts provided as a reference only. Calculated using Spark People’s nutrition calculator. Please calculate your own information based on the products you use.

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Julia
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.