These are reminiscent of my fast food days, and lunches at Taco Bell. That food was so bad for me, but these are not!
This recipe is based on a copy cat Taco Bell Pizza recipe that I found. I made quite a few modifications in order to fit our dietary needs, so I have no problem claiming it as my own. If you are following THM, this would be an S.
YIELD 4 Pizzas
ACTIVE TIME 25 minutes
TOTAL TIME 35 minutes
CATEGORIES s, dinner, mexican, beef, beans
INGREDIENTS
1 lb ground beef (I use one pint jar of my canned ground beef, speeds things up)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon diced minced onion
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons water
2 Lavash breads (Joseph’s Lavash Bread – cheaper in the store, but here’s a link)
1 can refried beans
1/3 cup diced tomato
2/3 cup salsa or enchilada sauce (my favorite is the THM recipe book enchilada sauce)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
1/4 cup sliced black olives
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cook the ground beef over medium heat until brown, then drain.
- Return meat to pan and add the salt, onions, paprika, chili powder and water.
- Let mixture simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Preheat deep fryer. Cut Lavash sheets in fourths.
- When oil is hot, fry each Lavash for about 30-45 seconds and drain on paper towels.
- Heat refried beans.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Stack each pizza by first spreading 1/3 C beans on one Lavash.
- Next add 1/3 C meat, then another Lavash.
- Top the second tortilla with 2 T of salsa.
- Divide the tomato, cheese, onions and olives evenly and top in that order.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes.