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Taco Pizza

It is super simple to make this recipe, it only takes a few minutes and you are going to be amazed! You can put the same toppings on the Taco Pizza as you would on your Tacos.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Comfort food
Calories: 585
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can Refried Beans
  • 1 packet Taco Seasoning
  • 1 pound Ground Beef could use pork or sausage
  • 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese or 3 Cheese Mexican Blend, shredded
  • 2 cans Crescent roll dough
  • ¼ cup Green Onion chopped
  • ¼ cup Black Olives sliced
  • 1 cup Tomato diced

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 375*
    2. Grease a 9x13 baking pan
    3. Line the baking pan with the Crescent Roll Dough, be sure to pinch closed the perforations
    4. In a skillet over medium high heat, cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink
    5. Drain any excess grease
    6. Stir in the Taco Seasoning mix and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes
    7. Heat the refried beans in a bowl by using the microwave
    8. Spread the refried beans over the dough in the baking pan
    9. Top with the Taco meat
    10. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes
    11. When the pizza is done, top with the chopped tomato, olives and the shredded cheese
    12. Bake for another 5 to 10 minutes
    13. Garnish with shredded lettuce and chopped Green onions before serving

Notes

Why not use Pizza Dough?
The Crescent Roll Dough bakes up thinner and flakier, this allows the Taco flavor to be soaked into the crust somewhat and that alone makes the Taco Pizza, however, there is so much more to it. The thin crust resembles the tortilla closer than a pizza dough would.