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If you’re a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza fan, you have to give this recipe a try! My husband says I ruined Taco Bell for him because these pizzas are so much fresher. These Mexican pizzas have the perfect amount of crunch. The salsa and melted cheese topped with chunks of tomatoes and green onion add to the flavorful goodness each bite offers. Get your tastebuds ready for this one..

I start this recipe by making my own Taco Bell fire sauce. This fire sauce adds the perfect amount of heat and really completes this dish

Gather the ingredients and make the Taco Bell ground beef seasoning, so it’s ready when needed

Preheat oven to 350 and brush 8 tortillas with olive oil (my cookie sheet fits 6, so I did in separate batches)

Heat until just golden brown (about 5 minutes on each side). Pop any air bubbles that form with a toothpick, so the tortillas are as flat as possible for easier assembly

While the tortillas are in the oven, add ground beef and a thin layer of water to a pan and brown the meat

When the meat is browned, mix in seasoning and cook on low for about 5 minutes or until water is gone

Remove crispy tortillas from oven. Add cheese and meat to bottom half of all four Mexican pizzas

Sprinkle cheese on top of meat as well, so the cheese can adhere to the tortilla while baking

Press top tortilla firmly down

Spread Pace Picante sauce on top

Add cheese, diced tomatoes, and green onions

Bake at 350 until cheese is melted, about 10 minutes

Cut each pizza into four slices, top with fire sauce, and enjoy!

Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

Serving Size: 4
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 35 min
Total Time: 1 hr 5 min

Ingredients:

1 lb seasoned ground beef

8 tortillas

1 cup Pace Picante (medium spice)

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

1 medium sized tomato, diced

2 tbsp olive oil

2 green onions, diced

fire sauce (optional)

Prepare fire sauce (if doing this option-highly recommend!)

Prepare seasoning for beef and set aside

Preheat oven to 350

Place 8 tortillas on a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 

Brush both sides of tortillas with olive oil

Bake each side for about 5 minutes or until just golden (pop air bubbles with a toothpick to keep tortillas flat for easier assembly)

While tortillas are baking, brown beef in a pan with thin layer of water. Once beef is browned, mix in seasoning and cook on low for 5 minutes

Sprinkle 3 tbsp cheese on top of 4 tortillas, add an even layer of meat to each one

Sprinkle 3 tbsp cheese on top of the meat and firmly press the 4 remaining tortillas on top of each pizza

Spread 1/4 cup Pace Picante sauce on top of each pizza. Add cheese, diced tomatoes, and green onion

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted

Cut each pizza into 4 slices and serve with fire sauce