Homemade Taco Pizza Recipe
This easy Taco Pizza is made with a crescent roll crust and topped with your favorite fixings. Tacos prepared pizza-style is a simple family favorite supper!
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 259kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (2 8-ounce) container crescent dough sheets
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef
- 2 ounces (2 1-ounce) packages of taco seasoning (I chose mild seasoning)
- ¾ cup water
- 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 the oven to 375°F.
- Unroll the first canister of crescent dough sheets. Gently stretch it to cover ½ of an ungreased baking sheet. Unroll the second canister and gently stretch it to cover the other ½ of the baking sheet. (There will be overlap, but that’s ok. It gives you more dough to cover the baking sheet) Press the seams together to seal the dough, and carefully pierce the dough with a fork. Bake the crust for 10 minutes, until it is golden brown.
- While the crust is baking, add the ground beef to a 2 to 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir the ground beef often until the ground beef is no longer pink. This should take 5-6 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium. Add both packages of taco seasoning and the water. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from the heat.
- When the crust has finished baking, remove it from the oven and evenly spread the taco meat over the crust.
- Evenly sprinkle the freshly shredded cheese over the taco meat layer. Return the pizza to the oven and cook for 4-5 more minutes until the cheese is completely melted.
- Sprinkle the quartered grape tomatoes, thinly sliced green onions, and chopped cilantro. Drizzle sour cream and hot sauce over the pizza, if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- To Freeze: You can freeze the taco pizza without the fresh vegetables for up to 1 month.
- To Reheat: Allow the pizza to thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Once reheated, top with the fresh vegetables and serve.
- You can substitute 2 (8-ounce) canisters of the crescent rolls for the dough sheets. Be sure to pinch the seams together before baking.
- Make sure to drain the grease from the ground beef after cooking. Too much grease can cause the dough to get soggy.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 686mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 623IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 2mg