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Taco Pizza combines seasoned taco meat, melty cheese, and fresh toppings on a crispy crust for a fun and flavorful twist on pizza night.
Taco Pizza is the perfect mashup of two favorites, bringing together bold taco flavors and a classic pizza base. With seasoned taco meat, melty cheese, and all your favorite toppings layered over pizza crust, every bite is packed with flavor and just the right amount of crunch.
This recipe is so easy to customize, making it great for family dinners and those picky eaters. Top it with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, or anything you love on tacos for a fun and delicious twist that everyone will be excited to dig into.
Ingredients You’ll Need
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- Pizza Crust – I like the Pillsbury crust in a tube for this. But you can use my No Knead Pizza Crust for a homemade version, or whatever your favorite crust is.
- Ground Beef – ground turkey works great as well
- Taco Seasoning – store bought or homemade seasoning works great
- Refried Beans
- Taco Sauce
- Cheese – I used a blend of cheddar and mozzarella for this, but you can use whatever your favorite is.
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Doritos – any flavor works great, but it is the perfect crunch to add to the top
Taco Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 pound Pizza Dough, homemade or store bought
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 oz taco seasoning
- 2/3 cup water
- 8 oz refried beans
- 1/4 cup taco sauce
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 cup Lettuce, chopped
- 1 Tomato, chopped
- 1 cup Doritos, crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- In a large skillet brown ground beef, breaking apart. Mix in taco seasoning and water. Cook until water is absorbed.1 pound lean ground beef, 1 oz taco seasoning, 2/3 cup water
- Roll dough out onto a lined baking tray or greased and sprinkled with cornmeal baking tray. Pierce dough with a fork. Bake for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven.1 pound Pizza Dough
- In a bowl mix together refried beans and taco sauce. Spread over par-baked pizza crust.8 oz refried beans, 1/4 cup taco sauce
- Spread the taco meat over the bean mixture.
- Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Bake for 6-8 minutes until the crust is golden and cheese is melted.1 cup Mozzarella cheese, 1 cup Cheddar Cheese
- Remove from oven and top with lettuce, tomatoes, and crushed chips.1 1/2 cup Lettuce, 1 Tomato, 1 cup Doritos
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How To Make Taco Pizza
- Make Taco Meat. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add the ground beef to the pan. Cook for 6-7 minutes, breaking up the ground beef, until it is no longer pink. Drain away any excess grease. Season with taco seasoning as the package directs. Set aside.
- Prep Crust. Roll the dough onto a lined baking sheet, or a greased baking sheet that is dusted with cornmeal. Pierce the top of the crust well with a fork. Place in the oven and bake for about 8 minutes, until it starts to lightly puff up.
- Make Sauce. While the crust is baking mix together the refried beans and taco sauce until smooth. If the beans are thick and hard to mix, you can microwave them to help loosen them up.
- Assemble. Once the crust is par-baked, remove from the oven. Spread the beans over the top of the crust. Top with the taco meat. And sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top. Bake for 6-7 more minutes until the crust is golden brown and the cheese if fully melted.
- Top to Serve. Remove the pizza from the oven and top with your fresh taco toppings to serve.
Recipe Tips & Suggestions
- If you have a baking stone, this is the time to use it. It will give you the super crispy pizza crust that you are used to with restaurant pizza.
- Prebake your crust. I always bake the crust for about 8 minutes before taking it out and adding the toppings. This helps to make sure the crust is crispy and not soggy with the toppings you are adding.
- Prick the dough. Using a fork to prick the dough before you put it in the oven. This allows some of the steam to release, and it makes sure the crust doesn’t balloon up, and helps it be crispier.
- Pizza Dough. Often times you can buy crust from a pizza restaurant. If you have a local place you like, ask them if the sell the dough! It is usually really cheap, and you know it is going to be fresh and delicious.
- Toppings. You want to only add the fresh toppings to the pizza that will get eaten right away. It will get soggy and not reheat well if you cover the whole thing.
Storage
Taco pizza will store well in the fridge if you haven’t added the toppings. You want to store the fresh toppings and the pizza separately to avoid them getting soggy. Cover the pizza and store for 3-4 days in the fridge. I like to reheat in a toaster oven or air fryer to get it warm and crispy. Then top with the lettuce and tomatoes to serve.
This sounds like a great idea Erin. My kids will enjoy making their own pizza. Depending on what we put on, we can keep it healthy too. 🙂
This sounds like a great idea Erin. My kids will enjoy making their own pizza. Depending on what we put on, we can keep it healthy too. 🙂
I was hoping this was going to be Navajo bread, like my mother in law used to make. It is not, but looks like it- and it looks wonderful!. Thanks for sharing!
What a fun variation of tacos for Taco Tuesday! I love the idea of adding Doritos to it, I bet that gives it a neat texture in addition to the flavor.
I love the idea to have taco and pizza at the same time. I love this flavor combo!
I know what I will be having for dinner tonight! This looks amazing and packed with flavor!
This is so much to make for taco night and always a hit with the kiddos!
This looks like the perfect side!
I used to order a similar pizza all the time at CPK! Now I can make it myself, yessss! Thank you!!!
I love Happy Joe’s taco pizza! Thank you!