I had family over for dinner this week, and I usually play it safe when it comes to making food for a bigger group, but I decided to cook outside the box and decided on Mexican pizza! This dish is YUM! I have to say it was a little time consuming because of toasting all the tortillas before assembling, but all in all not too bad! The crunchy texture of the tortilla and creaminess of the refried beans is perfect! Hope y'all enjoy this as much as my family and I did!
Ingredients
- 8 uncooked flour tortillas (I used azteca taco salad shells)
- 2 cups of refried beans
- 2 cups of mexican blend shredded cheese
- 1 cup finely diced red and green bell pepper mixed
- 1 cup finely diced tomato
- 1/2 cup sliced olives and jalapeños
- 1-2/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1 can of rotel (Yes, I loveee rotel!)
- 1-1/2 TBSP fajita seasoning
- 1 TSP ground cumin
- 1/2 TSP ground black pepper
- 1/2 TSP salt
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350. Spray tortillas with non stick spray, poke a few holes in the tortilla to prevent puffing. Bake in oven until a deep golden color, and crisp to the touch, about 7-10 minutes. (Oven times vary so keep a close eye on, to prevent burning). Cool completely
- Warm refried beans on low, stirring every few minutes.
- For the Mexican pizza sauce, combine rotel, sauce, ground cumin, black pepper and salt in a pot and warm on medium heat.
- Microwave two tablespoons of water in a mug for 30 seconds, add Fajita seasoning and stir until completely dissolved. Add to pizza sauce. Taste for seasoning, add more salt/pepper if necessary.
- Remove beans from heat.
- Place one cooked tortilla on baking tray, gently spread 1/3-1/2 cup refried beans on the tortilla, and place another cooked tortilla on top.
- On the top tortilla pour 1/3 cup sauce and spread to the edges, then top with 1/2 cup cheese
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the diced bell pepper and 1/4 cup diced tomato along with some chopped jalapeños and olives.
- Assemble rest of the pizzas. (Get an assembly line going in the kitchen, it goes by a lot quicker!)
- Place assembled pizzas back in the oven, until the cheese is nice and bubbly and starts to brown!
- Serve immediately while they're nice and hot! Use a pizza cutter to cut into fourths.
Serving size- Makes 4 Mexican pizzas
Serving suggestions
- Serve with some of my Zesty Guacamole, and a dollop of sour cream!
- If there is extra pizza sauce, leave it on the table for whoever wants extra!
Substitutions
- If you like your food more spicy, try the rotel with habanero for a really good kick!
- Also black refried beans taste amazing with this too!
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Ingredients
- 8 uncooked flour tortillas (I used azteca taco salad shells)
- 2 cups of refried beans
- 2 cups of mexican blend shredded cheese
- 1 cup finely diced red and green bell pepper mixed
- 1 cup finely diced tomato
- 1/2 cup sliced olives and jalapeños
- 1-2/3 cup tomato sauce
- 1 can of rotel (Yes, I loveee rotel!)
- 1-1/2 TBSP fajita seasoning
- 1 TSP ground cumin
- 1/2 TSP ground black pepper
- 1/2 TSP salt
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350. Spray tortillas with non stick spray, poke a few holes in the tortilla to prevent puffing. Bake in oven until a deep golden color, and crisp to the touch, about 7-10 minutes. (Oven times vary so keep a close eye on, to prevent burning). Cool completely
- Warm refried beans on low, stirring every few minutes.
- For the Mexican pizza sauce, combine rotel, sauce, ground cumin, black pepper and salt in a pot and warm on medium heat.
- Microwave two tablespoons of water in a mug for 30 seconds, add Fajita seasoning and stir until completely dissolved. Add to pizza sauce. Taste for seasoning, add more salt/pepper if necessary.
- Remove beans from heat.
- Place one cooked tortilla on baking tray, gently spread 1/3-1/2 cup refried beans on the tortilla, and place another cooked tortilla on top.
- On the top tortilla pour 1/3 cup sauce and spread to the edges, then top with 1/2 cup cheese
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the diced bell pepper and 1/4 cup diced tomato along with some chopped jalapeños and olives.
- Assemble rest of the pizzas. (Get an assembly line going in the kitchen, it goes by a lot quicker!)
- Place assembled pizzas back in the oven, until the cheese is nice and bubbly and starts to brown!
- Serve immediately while they're nice and hot! Use a pizza cutter to cut into fourths.
Serving size- Makes 4 Mexican pizzas
Serving suggestions
- Serve with some of my Zesty Guacamole, and a dollop of sour cream!
- If there is extra pizza sauce, leave it on the table for whoever wants extra!
Substitutions
- If you like your food more spicy, try the rotel with habanero for a really good kick!
- Also black refried beans taste amazing with this too!
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