Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Ground beef
2 tablespoons	30ml	All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Chili powder (Spanish blend is best)
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dried minced onion
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Paprika
1		Garlic powder
1		Onion powder
2 tablespoons	30ml	Water
8 tablespoons	120ml	Flour tortillas - (6" dia) (small)
1 cup	237ml	Crisco shortening or cooking oil
1		Refried beans - (16 oz)
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Diced tomato
2/3 cup	157ml	Mild Picante salsa
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Shredded Monterey jack cheese
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Chopped green onions
1/4 cup	59ml	Sliced black olives

Recipe Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef with the flour, chili powder, salt, dried onion, paprika, garlic powder and onion powder. Use your hands to thoroughly incorporate everything into the ground beef.

Preheat a skillet over medium heat and add the ground beef mixture to the pan along with the water. Brown the beef mixture for 5 to 6 miutes, using a wooden spoon or spatula to break up the meat as it cooks.

Heat oil or Crisco shortening in a frying pan over medium-high heat. If oil begins to smoke, it is too hot. When oil is hot, fry each tortilla for about 30 to 45 seconds per side and set aside on paper towels. When frying each tortilla, be sure to pop any bubbles that form so that tortilla lays flat in oil. Tortillas should become golden brown.

Heat up refried beans in a small pan over the stove or in the microwave. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

When meat and tortillas are done, stack each pizza by first spreading about 1/3 cup refried beans on the face of one tortilla. Next spread 1/4 to 1/3 cup of meat, then another tortilla. Coat your pizzas with two tablespoons of salsa on each then split up the tomatoes and stack them on top. Next divide up the cheese, onions and olives, stacking in that order.

Place pizzas in your hot oven for 8 to 12 minutes or until cheese on top is melted.

This recipe yields 4 pizzas.

Source:
Todd Wilbur's Top Secret Recipes at http://www.topsecretrecipes.com

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