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Mexican Pizza

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 # of ground beef
  • Taco seasoning 1 packet or 2 Tbsp of your homemade Taco Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • Vegetable oil
  • 8 medium sized flour tortillas or tostada shells
  • 1 can of refried beans
  • 1 cup of Red Enchilada Sauce
  • 2 cups of Colby Jack shredded cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Optional garnishes - chopped tomatoes black olives, and/or green onions
  • Cilantro or Parsley

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Brown the ground beef in a skillet, and then add the Taco Seasoning and water and simmer until the water is gone. Remove from the heat.
  • Preheat another skillet and add 2-3 Tbsp oil to the bottom of the pan
  • When the oil is hot, place a tortilla in the pan to fry them crisp. They will puff up, but that's okay. I like to flip them a couple of times to watch them close, you want them to brown but not burn. Repeat until all of your tortillas are crisp. Place them on a sheet pan with paper towels underneath them.
  • Put the refried beans into a bowl and microwave for a couple minutes until heated through.
  • Using a basting brush, paint all of the tortillas generously with the enchilada sauce.
  • Build the pizza's by putting a 1/4 of the warm refried beans on 4 painted tortillas, followed by a 1/4 of the the seasoned ground beef and a sprinkle of the cheese. Place another painted tortilla on top of the beef and press down evenly. Sprinkle generously with cheese.
  • Place the pizzas on a baking sheet and heat in the oven for 10 minutes until heated through and the cheese is melted.
  • Garnish the pizzas with a dollop of sour cream, your choice(s) of olives, tomatoes and green onions, and sprinkle with cilantro or parsley.