Mexican Tortilla Pizza

Baked Mexican Tortilla Pizza, tastes just like Taco Bell's but even better!

Taco Bell is infamous for their Mexican pizzas. Growing up, I used to crave it. That is, until I realized how unhealthy it really is, one fried tortilla slathered with beans topped with another fried tortilla smothered with very little sauce and even less toppings. Heck, the green onions were even banned for a short while so what were you really paying for?!

I've made these before, trying to make them as healthy as possible. Once, I tried dry roasting the tortillas on the stovetop. Another time I tried spraying just a little bit of cooking spray on the tortillas. The end result was always the same. The tortillas never got crisp enough to the fried version and turned out soggy. This time the little bit of oil was just enough to give crispy tortillas that stood up to the toppings. I  made these in honor of Cinco de Mayo and will most definitely be making them again!

Mexican Tortilla Pizza 

Makes 2

4 flour tortillas (I used Costco brand tortillas which are a little thicker than most)

8 tsp oil

Prepared refried beans

Prepared sauce or salsa*

Onions, finely diced

Red jalapenos, diced

Black olives, diced

Cheddar cheese

Goat cheese

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.. 

2. Prepared baking sheet and cover with aluminum foil. I used a big round pizza pan so that I could bake all four tortillas at the same time. Prick holes with a fork on all four of the tortillas.

3. Spread about a tsp of oil on each side of each tortilla. Lay on prepared sheet or pan. Bake for 10 minutes, flipping all of the tortillas after 5 minutes.

4. Lay one baked tortilla on work surface. Spread as much or as little of the refried beans as desired. Place second baked tortilla on top. Spread sauce or salsa on the base. Layer the toppings next. Cover with very little cheese (as you will be garnishing the pizza with goat cheese).

5. Bake the pizzas for 12 minutes in the oven.

6. Remove the pizzas from the oven. Add a little bit of goat cheese while the pizzas are still hot out of the oven. Let cool, then cut into four wedges. Serve garnished with sour cream.yogurt and hot sauce.

*For sauce, I combined some leftover enchilada sauce with some leftover homemade pizza sauce. The enchilada sauce I normally use is the Old El Paso mild sauce. See below for my recipe for pizza sauce.

Homemade Pizza Sauce

1 onion, finely diced

1 can crushed tomatoes

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp Italian seasoning

Salt to taste

2 tbsp oil

1. Heat oil in pot. Add the onions and saute on medium heat until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. 

2. Add the crushed tomatoes next along with the seasoning and salt. Bring to simmer and cook for about 20-25 minutes.