I’ve been on a spicy food kick lately. Maybe it’s the pseudo-Spring weather. Or maybe I’m just addicted. I decided to make a fun twist on pizza and make a seriously delicious Taco Pizza. Yes, TACOS. And PIZZA. All baked into a bubbling pile of goodness. This Taco Pizza is the easiest thing to make, and the best tasting thing on the planet. Like a fiesta in your mouth.
I had a bunch of Pillsbury Crescent Dough in the fridge, as well as a ton of fresh ingredients I wanted to use up. Yes, I could have made Nachos. Or Burritos. Or Enchiladas. Or even a Taco Salad. But why not make a Taco Pizza? It was Friday after all. And Fridays are made for FUN FOOD, arent’ they?
The crust is super buttery and flaky and a delicious canvas for this Taco Monster creation.
The pizza is topped with all the goodies you would make tacos with – salsa, ground beef, taco seasoning, black beans and onions,
with a layer of fresh veggies like black olives, tomatoes, jalapenos; and of course plenty of shredded cheddar cheese.
Just layer all the goods on the dough, pop it in a 375 degree oven and bake for about 13-16 minutes until the crust is golden and the cheese is melty-ooey-gooey.
Then, top it with some chopped cilantro, a few dabs of sour cream and some wavy corn chips for extra crunch.
Serious YUM. And perfect for a Friday afternoon. With a margarita or two, of course. 🙂
A seriously delicious Taco Pizza made with ground beef, tomatoes, jalapenos, olives, black beans and cheese, topped with sour cream, cilantro and crunchy corn chips baked on a crescent dough crust.
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 ounce) Pillsbury crescent dough
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped (or 1 tablespoon minced dried onion)
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed
- 1 cup chunky salsa
- 10-12 cherry or plum tomatoes, halved
- 1 jalapeno, sliced
- 1/2 cup black olives, sliced
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup wavy corn chips, for garnish
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped, for garnish
- 1/2 cup sour cream, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Separate dough into 2 long rectangles and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press perforations to seal into one large rectangle of dough. Repeat for second pizza.
- In a large skillet, saute ground beef, onions and black beans until cooked through and meat is no longer pink. Drain grease, and add taco seasoning and 1/4 cup of water, mix together well and keep warm, covered.
- Prep the veggies and pizza topping ingredients.
- Layer the dough with the salsa, 1/2 cup for each pizza.
- Top dough with the taco beef and bean mixture, olives, tomatoes, jalapenos and shredded cheese on both sheets.
- Bake for 13-16 minutes until cheese is bubbly and crust is golden brown.
- Garnish pizzas with corn chips, sour cream and fresh cilantro.
- Cut each pizza into 6 squares and serve hot.
Notes
You can also substitute shredded chicken, ground chicken or turkey or pulled pork for the ground beef. A regular pizza dough crust can also be used in place of the crescent dough.
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This is fun party or entertaining food with so many tasty ingredients working together here! Great idea, this taco pizza. 🙂
Really tasty and so easy to make for a party! Hope you enjoy!
So good! Thanks!!
This will be a fun pizza alternative for the kids! Thanks for the great recipe!
Yes great idea for the kids to make! Super easy and really good
Welcome! Hope they enjoy it!
I love mexican food and pizzas. Looks like a wonderful dish combining both… Sounds Yum…
thanks..super easy and super good 🙂
Thanks! I love anything Mexican too
What a fun and unique idea! I’ll have to try this with crushed tortilla chips, which we always seem to have on hand!
yes crushed corn chips would be awesome on here..or some doritos even??
Thanks!
This looks delicious! Looks like a painting! Iove the colors!
thanks!
Thanks! Was pretty tasty too!