Taco Pizza Recipe
Quick and homemade pizza is just a few simple steps away for a weeknight meal. This easy homemade pizza dough topped with all your favorite taco toppings makes the perfect Taco Pizza.
Servings 10 people
Calories 256kcal
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
- 1-¾ to 2-¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 envelope Fleischmann's® Pizza Crust Yeast OR Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast
- 1-½ teaspoons sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup very warm water 120° to 130°F*
- 3 tablespoons corn oil
- ½ to 1 cup pizza sauce
- Other toppings as desired
- 1 to 2 cups (4 to 8 ounces or 125 to 250g) shredded mozzarella cheese
Seasoned Taco Meat
- 2 tablespoons corn oil
- ½ large white onion, diced
- 1 pound ground beef (80% lean)
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- salt and black pepper to taste
Toppings for pizza
- 2 tablespoons corn oil
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled, minced
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- sliced cherry tomatoes
- shredded Iceberg lettuce
Instructions
Seasoned Taco Meat
- In a large cast iron skillet or pan over medium heat. Cook the onion in the corn oil until translucent.
- Cook the ground beef over medium heat until browned. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon.
- Once the ground beef is browned, add the packet of taco seasoning, water, and tomato paste. Stir to combine. Cook over low to medium heat until combined.
- Remove the seasoned taco meat from the heat and set aside.
Pizza Dough
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. (If using RapidRise Yeast, let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes.)
- Pat dough with floured hands to fill greased pizza pan or baking sheet. OR roll dough on a floured counter to 12-inch circle; place in greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough.
- Use the back of a large spoon to spread the pizza dough with corn oil. Top with minced garlic and basil.
- Bake on lowest oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes, or until crust is browned.
- **To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you. Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of dough.
Taco Pizza
- Once the pizza is cooked, top with sour cream. Use the back of a large spoon to spread it over the pizza crust.
- Top with seasoned taco meat, shredded lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes. Carefully slice the pizza and serve immediately. Refrigerate any leftovers.
Notes
Recipe Note: Use crust to make one thick crust 9-inch pizza. Increase baking time to 20 minutes.
*If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 362mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 163IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg