Bring your Friday pizza game up a few levels with this homemade Taco Pizza. Super tasty and healthier than you think thanks to all the beans and veggies! Yes, I top the whole pizza with Doritos (because WHY NOT) but that is optional.
Taco Pizza | Taco Tuesday and Pizza Friday Unite!
I am in love with this Taco Pizza and I don’t care who knows it! While I have been making this version of pizza for a while, it’s lived on my site for a long time!
To make this (or any other pizza) I used my Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe, threw on some taco toppings {basically, everything Mexican-ish taken from my fridge} and baked it up. I added lots of fresh veggies overtop to give it that Taco Salad feel and served. I love fresh and cold ingredients on top of a piping hot pizza!! And Doritos. That was a little unexpected twist that I now am head over heels for. Who knew Doritos on a pizza would be so amazing. Um, I did. Obviously.
Anyways, this is our new favorite pizza and have a feeling it might be yours too 
Main Ingredients Needed
Just a few ingredients are needed to start this Taco Pizza! Use what you have on hand and it’ll be just as tasty.
- Pizza Dough – buy store-bought or make pizza dough yourself! (I prefer a homemade pizza crust).
- Mild Southwest Salsa – this is what I used but if you have a favorite salsa, use that!
- Mozzarella + Cheddar Cheese – both are used for creaminess and flavor.
- Black Beans – these are full of fiber and super yummy! Feel free to replace it with pinto beans if you like those better.
- Taco Meat – I use turkey taco meat but you can replace ground turkey with ground beef. I also have a great chicken taco meat recipe too.
Love Tacos? Here are a few more recipes to try: Baja Fish Tacos, Taco Casserole, Easy Taco Soup, and Taco Sloppy Joes.
Popular Taco Pizza Toppings
Next comes all of the toppings! Two I would say are non-negotiable, but everything else is optional
- Doritos: Nacho Cheese Doritos to be exact. These complete the taco experience and bring such a yummy crunch to the whole thing.
- Bolthouse Cilantro Avocado Dressing: I LOVE this dressing. It’s light, creamy, and perfectly complements the pizza.
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
- Cilantro
- Avocado
- Lime Juice
- Sour Cream
How to Make Taco Pizza
There’s not much to making this Taco Pizza recipe. Prep for the oven, bake and prepare toppings then once the pizza is ready load on the toppings and serve! For full details, including increments, see the recipe card down below.
Step 1: Prep + Make Your Taco Pizza!
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spread out pizza dough to cover pan.
Spread salsa overtop. Sprinkle with beans, taco meat, mozzarella, and cheddar cheeses.
Step 2: Bake and Prepare Toppings
Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and the bottom of the crust is golden brown.
While pizza is cooking, dice tomatoes, and chop lettuce.
Step 3: Top and Serve!
Remove from oven and top with any desired toppings, such as lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, and Doritos.
Cut into squares and serve.
More Pizza Recipes to Try!
Our tradition of Pizza Friday’s lives on! Check out these other recipes too:
Pin it, print it, bookmark this page! Taco Pizza is so worth the time and effort I promise you, your family will love it.
The printable recipe card is below, enjoy
Taco Pizza
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Ingredients
- 1 pound pizza dough
- 1 cup mild southwest salsa
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese grated
- 1/2 cup black beans 1 can, drained
- 1/2 pound taco meat I used turkey
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated
any desired toppings:
- 1 1/2 cups iceberg lettuce shredded
- 2 whole roma tomatoes diced
- cilantro
- 1 cup Doritos crushed
- Bolthouse cilantro avocado dressing
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Spread out pizza dough to cover pan.
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Spread salsa overtop. Sprinkle with beans, taco meat, mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
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Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and bottom of crush is golden brown.
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While pizza is cooking, dice tomatoes and chop lettuce.
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Remove from oven and top with any desired toppings, such as lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro and Doritos.
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Cut into squares and serve.
Nutrition
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Between this recipe and my almost famous 
