Mexican Pizza is a copycat of the Taco Bell classic. Fried tortillas, refried beans, seasoned ground beef, enchilada sauce, and gooey, melted cheese!
TACO BELL MEXICAN PIZZA
MEXICAN PIZZA IS ACTUALLY...AMERICAN?
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
ground beef
taco seasoning (or MAKE YOUR OWN!)
water
refried beans
enchilada sauce
shredded Mexican cheese blend
flour tortillas
vegetable oil
sliced green onion
sliced olives
HOW TO MAKE MEXICAN PIZZA:
Preheat oven to 400F degrees. In a large skillet, brown and crumble ground beef. Drain excess grease.
Place beef back into skillet. Add taco seasoning packet, water and stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook until thickened. 
In a large skillet, heat up oil over medium heat. Add tortillas (one at a time) and cook for 3-4 minutes (flipping frequently) until crisp. Continue with the rest of the tortillas. Set aside.
Meanwhile, heat up the refried beans in a microwave-safe bowl. This will make it easier to spread onto the tortilla. On each tortilla, slather a generous layer of refried beans. Then top with seasoned ground beef.
Place another tortilla on top. Slather about two tablespoons of the enchilada sauce on top. Then place some shredded cheese on top of the sauce. Continue assembling the rest of the Mexican pizzas.
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TACO BELL MEXICAN PIZZA
Ingredients
For the pizzas:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- ¾ cup water
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 8 flour tortillas (taco size)
- 1 (15 oz) can refried beans
- 1 (10 oz) can enchilada sauce
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
Toppings:
- diced tomatoes
- sliced green onion
- sliced olives
- sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400f. In a large skillet, brown and and crumble the ground beef.
- Drain excess grease. Place cooked beef back in skillet and ddd taco seasoning packet and water and stir. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer until thickened.
- In a large skillet, heat up oil over medium heat. Add tortillas (one at a time) and cook for 3-4 minutes (flipping frequently) until crisp. Continue with the rest of the tortillas. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat up the refried beans in a microwaveable-safe bowl. This will make it easier to spread the beans onto the tortilla shells.
- On each tortilla, slather a generous layer of refried beans. Then top with seasoned ground beef.
- Place another tortilla on top. Slather about two tablespoons of the enchilada sauce on top. Then place some shredded cheese on top of the sauce. Continue assembling the rest of the pizzas.
- Place the pizzas on a large nonstick baking sheet and bake for about 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve with your favoriet toppings!
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Originally published: November 2011
Updated & republished: February 2020
Made these - way better than Taco Bell!
I agree! Delicious!!
My husband loved this! Thank you!
Funky tasting meat? LOL, I don't think I'll be entering a TB anytime soon 🙂 Instead, I'll make your much better rendition of a Mexican pizza...it looks fabulous!
This looks great! I love Mexican...I think I could eat it every single day 🙂
Thank you for this recipe - we really enjoyed it!
We love Mexican pizza, this looks so easy and very delish!
Looks good. Love it.
Not a fan of Taco Bell, I would rather make at home. These pizzas do look tasty and I like the stacked layers-yum!
Quick, easy and to the point. Also way better than anything Taco Bell could come up with.
They HAVE changed their meat, for sure. It used to be seasoned with a dry seasoning, but now it's wet. They also used to use real beans and not dehydrated beans. My first job as a college student was with Taco Bell (back in the 70s) and I had to stand on a stepladder with a drill to "drill the beans" before refrying them after they were cooked. I call it Gringo Mexican, but it was Taco Bell that first introduced me to any kind of Mexican food, which I now adore! I also love these!!! Can't wait to try them.
I worked at a Taco Bell in the early 80's... I, too, used a step stool and the huge "drill" to mush the beans. It was hilarious!
I am still so jealous that you had the opportunity to live in England! This pizza looks delicious though - very creative!
LOVE this as it's simple, yet YUMMY!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh my goodness...I had forgotten how much I love Mexican pizzas, until I saw your post. Thanks for the reminder. This looks fantastic!
Thank you! I forgot all about making homemade Mexican pizza! I used to make them when we were stationed in Canada and the closest Taco bell was 2 hours away!
My husband and I would love to make these but have not been able to find the Aztec salad shells. Any ideas where they would be in the store?
Help
Corrine Appel
sometimes by the can biscuits
They are with the refrigerated tortillas by the cheese in the stores I shop at.
Walmart carries them!
Hi Corrine! You don't have to use the Aztec salad shells for this. You can use regular flour torilla shells. You can bake them or, if you like, you can actually fry them up. Just put about an inch or so of oil in a frying pan. Heat it up to 350F degrees. Then fry your tortillas until golden brown and crispy (flipping them over halfway through). It should only take about 30 seconds or so for each side. Hope that helps!
Just made these last night for our family of 5. Yummy! I made 4 pizza total and we had leftovers. It was a hit all around! Thanks for the recipe. Mexican pizzas are my favorite at Taco Bell, but these are much better.
Steph, you are so sweet to take the time to come back & let me know how it turned out for you!! So happy your family liked this one!!
This is a pretty decent rendition! To make it even closer to the T-Bell version, I recommend adding about half a can (enchilada sauce can) of salsa to the sauce. Also, to get the same texture and nearly the same flavor to the meat, add the seasoning packet and water to the uncooked meat, cook until most of the liquid evaporates, stirring frequently. This also makes the meat cook up with hardly any grease as well!
I made these tonight for a house of picky eaters and was told they are better than Taco Bell's so I say that is wonderful!
This was sooo good! I hadn't had a Mexican Pizza in years so my mouth was watering just looking at your pics. I made a low fat version, but it was still awesome. I will be putting this in the dinner rotation! Thanks!!!
Your Mexican pizza looks great, I have been thinking of making them at home. So your recipe is much appreciated. Whenever I get a Mexican pizza from Taco Bell I always bring it home and add a few ingredients. I thought I'd share with you, makes it really yummy. I slice black olives on top and cover with slices of pepper jack cheese. Put into the microwave until the cheese melts. Cover with sour cream and taco sauce. Thanks again for your recipes you always have such great ideas.
Valerie
I LOVE this dish at Taco Bell, and I have no doubt that 'Brandie Bell's' is much tastier. *-* YUUMMM!
My mother was a wonderful cook. Whenever Taco Bell came out this this pizza she always said she could make it better!! LOL, I'm not for certain that is did, but u did for sure! I made this last night. I was only cooking for 3 so I put the layers on thick and I used Rotel tomatoes! Yummy!!
These are yummy and so-o-o easy to make! I made a mistake and got the green enchilada sauce instead of the red, but we loved it anyway. I also added black olives for my husband.