Do you love easy weeknight meals as much as I do? When the work day is done, you simply want to get dinner on the table fast, right? I’ve been making my taco pizza for a decade or more and the family enjoys it every time it’s on the table. And although I love to take the time to prepare fancy meals now and again, I also love to have time for ME – which is where those quick meals come in handy.
We typically do the Taco Tuesday routine pretty faithfully, but sometimes you just need something besides traditional tacos. What’s better than combining the tasty flavor of tacos with the most loved food of all – pizza? Merge the two and what do you have? My Taco Pizza! And, when you need something different, be sure to try my Taco Pasta, too! You’ll literally have dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less and the family will be coming back for more.
The Crust
Unroll and press two tubes of crescent rolls onto your ungreased baking sheet or jelly roll pan. Push up the sides by 1/2″ to create a crust. If you can’t find crescent rolls, pizza dough works fine, too. Bake!
The Meaty Goodness on the Taco Pizza
Spread a thin layer of the pre-warmed refried beans atop the baked crust. Top with the cooked and seasoned ground beef.
The Yummy Toppings
Spread a layer of Mexican or Fiesta blend cheese over the top and add your favorite toppings! We typically use a can of drained Rotel tomatoes, black olives and green onions.
You could certainly add other items you love – jalapenos, corn, black beans, fresh tomatoes – be guided by your taste buds.
Bake that Taco Pizza Again
Toss fully topped pizza back in the oven for 4-6 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Serve
Cut into squares and serve. We typically serve this as a main dish, but you could serve appetizer portions, as well. Top with your favorite cold toppings such as sour cream, cilantro, avocado crema – whatever it is that you love.
Because the toppings tend to get a bit heavy, I definitely recommend eating this pizza with a fork 🙂
So, next time you’re at the store, pick-up the ingredients to give my taco pizza try. Spend the evening enjoying your family instead of in the kitchen! Be sure to let me know if you enjoyed it and what you topped your pizza with!
Until next time, bon apetit!
Ingredients
- 2 Tubes crescent rolls
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 pkg taco seasoning
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 8 oz pkg Mexican or Fiesta blend cheese
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes
- 4 ea green onions
- ¼ cup black olives, sliced
- Optional – Cilantro, corn, sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Brown ground beef and drain. Mix in taco seasoning according to package directions.
- Unroll crescent rolls and place onto an ungreased 11-½ x 16-½ cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Press dough across bottom of pan and at least ½" up the sides to form a crust. Bake in the 375° oven for 11-13 minutes or until golden.
- Microwave refried beans for approximately a minute, or until just warm. Spread a thin layer over warm crust.
- Sprinkle cooked ground beef mixture evenly over the beans.
- Top with shredded cheese, olives, green onions, and any other optional toppings of your choice.
- Return to oven for an additional 4-6 minutes, until cheese is melted.
- Cut into squares and serve immediately.
- Drizzle with any additional toppings, i.e. sour cream, as desired.
13 thoughts on “Taco Pizza”
This sounds delicious and so easy!
My two favorite words 🙂
Wow this looks absolutely delicious! Gonna try making this with my friends for our movie night.
Fantastic. My gals and I do our girls’ days ever month and this would be absolutely perfect for a movie night in 🙂 Hope you ladies enjoy!
This looks delicious! Love how simple it is, too!
I’m all about ease of preparation AND good taste 🙂 This definitely has both!
I am not a huge fan of Mexican food. But incorporating it into a pizza is genius. I would definitely eat this. perfect for games night or even a party finger food. I appreciate the uniqueness of the recipe. thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! I’ve definitely used it for dinner, the big game or any sort of appetizer – it’s really can be adapted to all situations 🙂
sounds delicious
Thanks so much! We definitely like it at my house 🙂
That looks so delicious! We haven’t figured out what’s for dinner yet… I think we’ll grab the stuff to make this! Thanks for the idea!
You betcha! Let me know how it goes – it’s one of our go-to recipes, for sure 🙂