Description
This Homemade Taco Pizza combines the savory flavors of seasoned ground beef, melted cheese, and fresh vegetables on a crispy crescent dough crust. Easy to prepare and perfect for family dinners or casual gatherings, it offers a delightful twist on traditional pizza with a zesty taco flair.
Ingredients
Scale
Crust
- 16 ounces (2 8-ounce containers) crescent dough sheets
Taco Meat
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef
- 2 ounces (2 1-ounce packages) taco seasoning (mild preferred)
- ¾ cup water
Toppings
- 3½ cups freshly shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup quartered grape tomatoes
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (optional garnish)
- Sour cream (optional garnish)
- Hot sauce (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 375°F (190°C) to prepare for baking the pizza crust.
- Prepare Crust: Unroll one canister of crescent dough and stretch it to cover half of an ungreased baking sheet. Unroll the second canister and stretch it to cover the other half, allowing some overlap. Press seams together to seal and pierce the dough with a fork to prevent bubbling. Bake for 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Cook Ground Beef: While the crust bakes, heat a 2 to 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 5-6 minutes.
- Season Meat: Reduce heat to medium and stir in taco seasoning and water. Simmer for 5 minutes to meld flavors, then remove from heat.
- Assemble Pizza: Spread the cooked taco meat evenly over the baked crust. Sprinkle the shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese over the meat layer.
- Melt Cheese: Return the pizza to the oven and bake for an additional 4-5 minutes until the cheese is fully melted.
- Add Fresh Toppings: Remove pizza from oven and top with quartered grape tomatoes, sliced green onions, and chopped cilantro. Drizzle with sour cream and hot sauce if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- You can freeze the taco pizza (without fresh vegetables) for up to 1 month.
- To reheat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and warm in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Add fresh vegetables after reheating.
- Substitute crescent rolls for dough sheets by pinching seams together before baking.
- Drain grease from cooked ground beef to prevent soggy crust.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/16th of pizza)
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
