Are you still on the fence about what to prepare for today’s big game? This taco pizza is an easy pizza that is perfect for game day. I first fell in love with taco pizza when I use to work at Pizza Hut. It was the only one of their pizzas I would eat when I worked there. This pizza is just as good on a thin and crispy crust, as it is on a traditional crust. This time I made the pizza on a traditional crust. It is more filling with the thicker crust and great for parties. For my pizza, I used my leftover black bean soup, which consisted of about 2 cups of beans and not much soup. I reheated the beans, while mashing them with a potato masher. I heated them until they had thickened the consistency of refried beans. You can also just use a can of black beans, and mash them up, or just use refried beans. I then pre-baked my pizza dough and topped the dough with the refried beans. Then I topped that with seasoned ground turkey and shredded cheese. After this bakes, cut the pizza before adding the cold toppings. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Taco Pizza with Refried Black Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough
• 1 can black beans, or re-fried beans, or left over black bean soup.
• 1 lb ground beef or turkey
• 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• kosher salt
• pepper
• olive oil
• 1/2 sweet onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, diced finely

Toppings

• shredded lettuce
• tomatoes, chopped
• fresh cilantro, chopped
• Mexican blend cheese, shredded
• Salsa
• Sour cream

Method

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. If using black beans, reheat and mash them until they are thick. Preheat a large skillet. Drizzle skillet with olive oil. Add ground beef or turkey to skillet. Add kosher salt, pepper, dried cilantro and oregano, cumin, onion, and garlic. Brown meat.
2. Prepare shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and cilantro.
3. Pre-bake pizza dough. Remove from oven and top with refried beans, ground beef, and shredded cheese. Bake pizza in 450 degree oven until done.
4. Remove pizza and cut in slices. Top with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and more shredded cheese. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Tags: black beans, pizza

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