Mexican Pizza

18Oct10

If it’s a mexican recipe, and I stumble across it, chances are I will make it. I had to adapt the recipe for these quite a bit because I didn’t have a few of the ingredients. These were still really good, and I think it is safe to say that with the omitted items they would be even better! This recipe is from For the Love of Cooking, which is a new blog I have found that I really enjoy… you should check it out! If you click the link, you can see her full version of the recipe with pictures.

Ingredients:

Ground Beef Mixture:

(Disclaimer: this is from the original recipe, and I am sure it is amazing. I was lazy and just used taco seasoning to make our meat mixture).

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 lb of lean ground beef (I used 93/7)
• 1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp onion powder
• Dash of red pepper flakes
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
• 1 4 oz can of diced green chiles

 

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and break the meat into crumbles. Add the onion as well as the seasonings then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the green chiles then stir until well combined. Set aside.

 

Other Ingredients:

• Flour Tortillas
• Refried beans
• Cheddar cheese, grated
• Salsa
• Tomato, diced (omitted)
• Avocado, diced (omitted)
• Green onions, diced (omitted)
• Fresh cilantro, chopped (omitted)
• Sour Cream (optional)

Directions:

 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat. (I didn’t have the mat. I did line the sheet with parchment paper).
3. Layer a flour tortilla with refried beans then place on baking sheet.
4. Add a bit of the beef mixture then top with another tortilla.
5. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes; remove from oven and spoon a bit of salsa on top of the top tortilla then top with cheese.
6. Return to the oven and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
7. Remove from the oven and top with the tomatoes, avocado, green onions and fresh cilantro. (This is the step I had to omit due to lack of ingredients… I am not a tomato girl, but I am pretty sure that avocados would have made this even better then it was!)
8. Serve with more salsa and sour cream. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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