Mexican Fiestada Pizza Recipe
Servings: servings
If your family loves tacos and pizza, try this easy Mexican fiestada pizza recipe for a match made in heaven! This homemade Mexican pizza is easy to customize with your favorite taco-style fixings for an easy weeknight meal the whole family will devour.
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound extra lean ground beef
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium taco seasoning (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 pound homemade or store-bought pizza dough (can use whole wheat or regular)
- 3/4 cup pizza sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Optional Add-Ons
- Assorted vegetables (i.e. diced peppers, tomatoes, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add ground beef and cook until brown and crumbly, about 5-7 minutes. Drain the grease. Sprinkle the taco seasoning on it and cook for an additional minute.
- Sprinkle some cornmeal or flour over your working surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Take pizza dough and cut it in half. Stretch or roll each half into a thin crust and place it on a nonstick baking sheet to form two small pizzas.
- Bake them in the oven for 3 minutes. Take the pizza out after 3 minutes but do not turn off the oven.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together pizza sauce, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and onion powder until combined.
- Spread half of this mixture over each pizza. Sprinkle beef, veggies (if adding), and cheese evenly over top of the sauce on each pizza.
- Bake again for 10-12 minutes until the cheese melts and the crust turns crunchy. Serve warm or at room temperature for a school lunch.
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Notes
- You may need to add a bit of water to the pan when you add the taco seasoning to the ground beef to prevent the spices from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- We also like to add veggies to this fiestada pizza like diced red bell pepper or diced tomatoes. This is a basic fiestada pizza recipe, but feel free to spruce it up with veggies!
- Try to find a reduced sodium taco seasoning if possible. I like to make my own homemade taco seasoning, but you can use store-bought if in a pinch.
- If you want to make mini pizzas, you can also divide the dough into quarters and make 4 personal-sized pizzas. You can also freeze them individually for a quick meal!
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 409mg | Potassium: 246mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 1mg
