Taco Pizza

A fond memory that I have from high school is stopping at Taco Bell with my friends Marie and Mike and eating Mexican Pizzas.  We laughed and came up with some of our most hilarious inside jokes in that little fast food restaurant.  Obviously this was not the picture of healthy eating, but back in those days I could eat anything I wanted and get away with it.  Being much more health conscious now, but still enjoying fast food-style treats, I toyed with a Taco Pizza recipe from Pampered Chef and really enjoy the results.  My recipe makes three pizzas at a time. I always make double the amount of food that we need so we have leftovers for lunch.  Terry eats an entire Taco Pizza at each sitting and I eat half of one.  We served sour cream, bottled salsa and Terry’s guacamole on the side.  I used fat free flour tortillas from Sprouts and  ground turkey can easily be substituted for the ground beef.  This recipe has been repeated often and really hits the spot when you are in the mood for something a little bit bad and don’t want to have to work it off at the gym.

-Heather

Taco Pizza

(Adapted from Pampered Chef’s Kitchen is the Heart of the Home)

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey cooked and seasoned with1 batch All Recipe’s Taco Seasoning or 1 envelope taco seasoning mix

6 (10-inch) flour tortillas

1 14 oz can fat free refried beans

1 cup diced tomato

1 bunch green onions sliced

1 cup sliced pitted ripe olives

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Cooking spray

Bottled or fresh salsa (optional)

Sour Cream (optional)

Guacamole (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cover two large baking pans with tin foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Layer two tortillas on one pan and one tortilla on the other pan. Divide the refried beans into thirds and smear onto each tortilla. Divide the cooked beef or turkey into thirds and sprinkle onto each tortilla.

2. Divide a half cup of the cheese into thirds and sprinkle on top of the beef, then top with the remaining three tortillas. Divide the remaining cup of cheese into thirds and top each tortilla. Divide the tomatoes, green onions and olives into thirds and sprinkle on top of the cheese. Bake for 10 to15 minutes, until the edges of the tortillas begin to lightly brown. Top with salsa, sour cream and guacamole if desired. 

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cover two large baking pans with tin foil and lightly coat with cooking spray. Layer two tortillas on one pan and one tortilla on the other pan. Divide the refried beans into thirds and smear onto each tortilla.



Divide the cooked beef or turkey into thirds and sprinkle onto each tortilla.



Divide a half cup of the cheese into thirds and sprinkle on top of the beef, then top with the remaining three tortillas. Divide the remaining cup of cheese into thirds and top each tortilla. Divide the tomatoes, green onions and olives into thirds and sprinkle on top of the cheese.



Bake for 10 to15 minutes, until the edges of the tortillas begin to lightly brown.  Top with salsa, sour cream and guacamole if desired.