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Published: Nov 6, 2017 · Modified: Jan 11, 2021 by Sandhya Ramakrishnan · This post may contain affiliate links

Mexican Pizza | Taco Bell Style Vegetarian Mexican Pizza

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It was making one of my family's favorite Take-out at home. This Taco Bell style Mexican Pizza (Vegetarian recipe) is so quick to make and can be enjoyed anytime at home without having to drive over to Taco Bell.

Mexican Pizza served in a dish

For this week's theme of 'making Take-outs at home', the next recipe I chose is something we all love. Taco Bell is a favorite place for us to have a quick bite as it is one of the places where we can get a better vegetarian option.

One of our very favorites is the Mexican Pizza. It is usually served with beef and beans, but they make it very vegetarian-friendly by using just the beans in the Mexican Pizza.

Making these Mexican Pizzas at home is very easy. The only thing we need to perfect is crisping the tortillas. Wish we got the crisped up tortillas in the stores similar to the the Taco shells.

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After a couple of trials, I was able to get the perfectly crisped up tortilla. I used a stovetop as well as an oven to crisp the tortillas. The tortillas were partly cooked on a griddle and then transferred to the oven to further crisp up.

Taco Bell Style Vegetarian Mexican Pizza is served in a black dish

I used store bought refried beans and enchilada sauce to use in my Mexican Pizzas. These are stuff I usually have in my pantry to make enchiladas,Tortilla Pie, burritos or quesadillas. Lately though, I have not been using refried beans a lot and use black beans instead.

I love the flavor of the black beans over the refried beans. But when making the Mexican pizza, my boys wanted it just like Taco Bell and hence I used the refried beans.

When buying refried beans, make sure you buy the fat free ones or the ones that specifically say 'vegetarian' on them. the fat that is used in the refried beans is Lard and hence buying fat free is important if you are a vegetarian.

I used the Mexican blend cheese for the Mexican pizza. You could use any cheese of your choice, but not mozzarella as it won't be the right texture for this.

I also used jalapenos for heat but that is completely optional. Also, removing the pulp from the tomatoes before chopping would be nice as it would help keep the pizza from getting soggy.

Ingredients to make the Mexican Pizza - Makes 4

  • Tortilla - 8 ( I used fajita size flour tortillas)
  • Refried Beans (vegetarian) - 1 can ( 14 oz)
  • Mexican Cheese Blend - 1 cup
  • Enchilada sauce - ½ cup
  • Tomatoes (finely chopped) - 2
  • Spring onions (thinly sliced) - 2
  • Jalapeno pepper (optional) - 1 (deseeded and finely chopped)
  • Oil - for spraying the pans
Mexican Pizza in a black dish with sspring onions

Procedure to make the Mexican Pizza -

To Crisp the tortilla -

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  • Heat a griddle/pan on stove top. When the pan is hot, drizzle/spray some cooking oil and fry the tortilla, flipping often.
  • Once the tortilla starts to brown, place it on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Flip couple of times and let it further cook until they are crispy. It took couple of minutes for me to completely crisp them.
  • You could do this entirely in the oven, but I felt that took longer to crisp. This method of partially cooking it on the stove top and then finishing in the oven was quicker.
  • Repeat the same with all the tortillas and keep them ready.
Bread is cooking on a pan

Assembling and Baking the Mexican Pizza -

  • Do not turn off the oven yet. We will be using it to bake the pizzas after assembling.
  • Remove the refried beans from the can and place it in a heat proof bowl. Heat the beans until it is warm and easily spreadable. I warmed mine for about a minute in the microwave.
  • Chop the tomatoes, spring onions, and jalapenos (if using) and keep it ready.
  • Place a crisp tortilla on the work surface. Spoon about ¼ of the beans in the center and spread it.
  • Cover the beans with another tortilla.
  • Spread about a tablespoon of enchilada sauce over the top tortilla.
  • Top with ¼ cup of cheese.
  • Layer the tomatoes, spring onions and jalapeno over the cheese.
Applying sauce, cheese and vegetables on bread
  • Place it in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • Remove it from the oven and let it rest for couple of minutes before slicing.
Mexican Pizza is baking in the oven on over tray
  • Repeat the same with the rest of the tortillas and enjoy!
Mexican Pizza cut in pieces

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Mexican Pizza in a Tray

Mexican Pizza | Taco Bell Style Vegetarian Mexican Pizza

It was making one of my family's favorite Take-out at home. This Taco Bell style Mexican Pizza (Vegetarian recipe) is so quick to make and can be enjoyed anytime at home without having to drive over to Taco Bell.
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Appetizer, Bread, Breakfast, savory snack, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 Pizza
Calories: 349kcal
Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 8 Tortilla I used fajita size flour tortillas
  • 1 can Refried Beans Vegetarian ( 14 oz)
  • 1 cup Mexican Cheese Blend
  • ½ cup Enchilada sauce
  • 2 Tomatoes finely chopped
  • 2 Spring onions thinly sliced
  • 1 Jalapeno pepper Optional (deseeded and finely chopped)
  • for spraying the pans Oil

Instructions

TO CRISP THE TORTILLA -

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  • Heat a griddle/pan on the stovetop. When the pan is hot, drizzle/spray some cooking oil and fry the tortilla, flipping often.
  • Once the tortilla starts to brown, place it on a baking sheet and place it in the oven. Flip a couple of times and let it further cook until they are crispy. It took a couple of minutes for me to completely crisp them.
  • You could do this entirely in the oven, but I felt that took longer to crisp. This method of partially cooking it on the stovetop and then finishing in the oven was quicker.
  • Repeat the same with all the tortillas and keep them ready.

ASSEMBLING AND BAKING THE MEXICAN PIZZA -

  • Do not turn off the oven yet. We will be using it to bake the pizzas after assembling.
  • Remove the refried beans from the can and place it in a heatproof bowl. Heat the beans until it is warm and easily spreadable. I warmed mine for about a minute in the microwave.
  • Chop the tomatoes, spring onions, and jalapenos (if using) and keep it ready.
  • Place a crisp tortilla on the work surface. Spoon about ¼ of the beans in the center and spread it.
  • Cover the beans with another tortilla.
  • Spread about a tablespoon of enchilada sauce over the top tortilla.
  • Top with ¼ cup of cheese.
  • Layer the tomatoes, spring onions, and jalapeno over the cheese.
  • Place it in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • Remove it from the oven and let it rest for a couple of minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 1230mg | Potassium: 278mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1046IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 3mg
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Comments

  1. Paige says

    January 14, 2021 at 9:07 am

    5 stars
    Wow, these look super easy and delicious! I love the extra veg you have in there too

    Reply
    • Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      January 14, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Thanks Paige! It is one of our favorite to make at home 🙂

      Reply
  2. Padmajha PJ says

    November 13, 2017 at 2:04 am

    I have never tasted these but they look very inviting. I am bookmarking this to try later for the pizza theme 🙂

    Reply
  3. Veena Krishnakumar says

    November 10, 2017 at 9:22 am

    Those slices are making me drool!!

    Reply
  4. themadscientistskitchen says

    November 10, 2017 at 8:39 am

    Drooling here. Looks yum. Heard about this pizza a lot. Must try it.

    Reply
  5. Vaishali says

    November 10, 2017 at 4:40 am

    I am drooling over these pizzas . They look so good , Love the way you have made them . Been very long since I made any pizza ...

    Reply
  6. Ritu Tangri says

    November 09, 2017 at 9:43 am

    This is one such easy pizza with tortilla. I'm certainly going to try it and I'm sure my kids would love it.

    Reply
  7. Sapna says

    November 09, 2017 at 9:41 am

    Omg, drooling here. I love Mexican flavour and the pizza looks absolutely delicious ?

    Reply
  8. Priya Suresh says

    November 08, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    Am just drooling over those pizza slices, such a fantastic dish to give a try at home, would love to make some soon.

    Reply
  9. harini says

    November 08, 2017 at 11:29 am

    Sounds pretty easy to attempt at home. I am sure the kids will love this.

    Reply
  10. Jayashree says

    November 07, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    Sounds pretty easy to do and looks good too. Will try this out.

    Reply
  11. Pavani says

    November 07, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    I love Mexican pizza a lot and your recipe looks easy enough to make. My son would love this.

    Reply
  12. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

    November 07, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    Vaandu is a big time Taco bell and fan I bet he will love this pizza. Bookmarked Sandhya.

    Reply

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