Taco Bell Mexican Pizza (+Video)

Name: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza (+Video) - The Country Cook
Uploaded: 2020-02-06
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Description: This Taco Bell Mexican Pizza recipe is made with fried tortillas, refried beans, seasoned ground beef, enchilada sauce, and melted cheese!

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Mexican Pizza is a copycat of the Taco Bell classic. Fried tortillas, refried beans, seasoned ground beef, enchilada sauce, and gooey, melted cheese!

A PERFECTLY DELICIOUS COPYCAT RECIPE

When my husband and I were stationed in England years ago, I often craved my favorite foods from the States. If I couldn't get them in England, I would try to recreate them at home. One of those things was Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza. This one is slightly similar to my Easy Layered Taco Bake but I don't use refried beans in that one and the tortillas in that one are not fried.

hand holding a slice of Mexican Pizza over wood cutting board.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Is Mexican Pizza actually Mexican?

No. It is totally an American invention for American consumers. Not that anything Taco Bell makes is truly Mexican, but ya know, we like it.

Can I use other size tortillas?

Yes. You can make this is big or small as you'd like. You can use street taco sized tortillas or burrito size tortillas. You can also purchase the Azteca shells that you would use for taco bowls and bake those. They are pretty large and are great to serve more people.

Doesn't Taco Bell use a Mexican pizza sauce?

Yes. The Taco Bell version uses a sauce that is similar to enchilada sauce with lots of diced tomatoes in it. We don't have a similar sauce like that you can buy at the grocery store so the closest I have found is enchilada sauce. You could certainly mix the enchilada sauce with half a can of drained diced tomatoes to get it close to the Taco Bell version.

Do I have to fry the tortillas?

No. I love how crispy it makes the shells but you could bake them or put them in the air fryer until crispy.

How do I store leftover Mexican Pizza?

The leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days. You can reheat in an air fryer, toaster oven or in the microwave. This can also be frozen. Wrap with plastic wrap then in aluminum foil. It will keep in the freezer for up to 2 months. Let it defrost in the refrigerator then re-heat.

Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza recipe from The Country Cook. Fully baked Mexican Pizza shown on a wooden cutting board and topped with diced tomatoes and sliced black olives.

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

ground beef, taco seasoning, water, refried beans, enchilada sauce, shredded Mexican cheese blend, flour tortillas, vegetable oil.

HOW TO MAKE TACO BELL MEXICAN PIZZA:

Preheat oven to 400F degrees. In a large skillet, brown and crumble ground beef. Drain excess grease.

cooked and crumbled ground beef in a sauce pan.

Place beef back into skillet. Add taco seasoning packet, water and stir. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cook until thickened.

taco seasoning and water added to cooked ground beef.

In a large skillet, heat up oil over medium heat. Make sure the oil is nice and hot. Add tortillas (one at a time) and cook for 2-4 minutes (flipping frequently) until crisp. Continue with the rest of the tortillas. Set aside.

frying flour tortillas in hot oil in a large skillet.

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.

refried beans spread onto fried tortilla.

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.

enchilada sauce and shredded cheese placed on top later of fried tortillas.

Place the pizzas on a large nonstick baking sheet and bake for about 8-10 minutes until cheese is melted. Serve with your favorite toppings!

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza ropped with tomatoes and sliced olives and sour cream.

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