Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

We love re-creating recipes at home from our favorite restaurants to save time and money. We perfected this Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Recipe and it is amazing. In fact, I think it tastes better and the kids agreed.

My kids and I love Mexican food and Pizza. So this recipe has become a family favorite. I love recreating recipes at home and this one pleased everyone. I love the simple ingredients and simple process.

Check out our other copycat Taco Bell Recipes – Taco Bell Nacho Fries Recipe, Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists and Taco Bell Steak Quesadilla.

What is Taco Bell Mexican Pizza made of?

We love the simple ingredients in this recipe. The crispy tortilla that you fry in a skillet to the refried beans and seasoned ground beef. All the ingredients combined together makes the most amazing Mexican pizza.

My kids will add in their favorite toppings. One even makes it without cheese as he is not a fan. I love that they can prepare this meal themselves and also get creative with their toppings.

Ingredients

• Ground Beef – You can also use ground turkey or a mixture of both
• Taco Seasoning – Try our Easy Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
• Taco size Flour Tortillas – Use any type of tortillas that you prefer
• Refried Beans – Make Easy Crockpot Refried Beans Recipe with simple ingredients
• Red Enchilada Sauce – Try this Homemade Enchilada Sauce Recipe

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Variations Ideas

As with any pizza that you make, the options are endless when making this Mexican Pizza. Try these variations the next time you make this pizza:

• If you don’t like refried beans you can omit them.
• You can use, low carb tortilla instead if you wanting a low carb options.
• Change up the meat – use chicken or ground turkey instead.
• If we are out of flour tortillas, corn tortillas works great with this recipe too.
• You can also make this a vegetarian option and load the mexican pizza up with all the veggies.
• We like to top ours with a little taco sauce before serving.

How to Make Taco Bell Mexican Pizza at Home

• Step 1 – Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Step 2 – Brown the ground beef in a large skillet.  Drain the excess grease from the pan.
• Step 3 – Next, stir in the taco seasoning and water.  Allow to simmer for 4-6 until the water is cooked off and flavors are combined.

Step 4 – In a separate large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat.  Cook the tortillas in the oil one at a time for 3-4 minutes until they are crispy. You will need to the flip tortillas regularly.

Step 5 –   Follow this process with the rest of the flour tortillas. Heat up the refried beans in the microwave. Then lay 4 of the tortillas on a baking sheet.

Step 6 – Top with a layer of the refried beans and then the taco meat. Then place the other tortilla on top.

Step 7 – Place some of the red enchilada sauce on top of the 2nd tortilla.

Step 8 – Place shredded cheese on top.  Assemble all the pizzas.

Step 9 – Then bake for 8-10 minutes until they are heated through and the cheese is melted on top.

• Step 10 – Top with your favorite toppings. My favorite is to top with tomatoes and green onions.

Recipe Tips for The Best Taco Bell Pizza

Making Mexican Pizza is a fun way to change up Taco Tuesday. This is a quick and easy meal idea. Here are some tips to help make this a recipe great for your family too:

• Tortilla – Whatever type of store bought tortilla you use, just make sure that you make them crispy. We feel like it just holds everything together and it doesn’t make a soggy pizza.
• Add cheese in the middle – Some of my kids like to put cheese in the middle as well as on on top. They feel like putting in the middles keeps the pizza together.
• Vegetarian – If you are making this a vegetarian pizza, make sure to buy the vegetarian refried beans.
• Enchilada Sauce – We like spicy foods, so we will use hot enchilada sauce or a mixture of medium and hot sauce. You can even top with some jalapeno’s for some extra flavoring.

Mexican Pizza Topping Ideas

• Queso
• Sour Cream
• Onion
• Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
• Tomato
• Quick Salsa Verde De Tomatillo Recipe
• Very Simple Guacamole Recipe
• The best pico de gallo recipe
• Green Onions
• Black Olives
• Jalapenos

Serving Suggestions

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza is a recipe that can be served by itself. My kids tend to make this for an afternoon snack. But if we do have it for dinner, we like to serve these sides to complete the meal:

• Spanish rice 
• cilantro lime rice
• Easy Crockpot Refried Beans Recipe
• Black Beans in the Crockpot