Mexican Pizza Recipe
* 1lb ground beef * taco seasoning packet (sprinkle to taste) * 1/2 onion, chopped * 1t minced garlic * 3/4 (2oz) can black olives, sliced * 1 can diced green chili peppers * 3/4 (10 oz) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers * 1/2 (16 oz) picante salsa * 1/2 (16 oz) can refried beans * 7 (8 inch) flour tortillas * 1lb shredded mexican/monterey jack cheese oven 350 In skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef and sprinkle taco seasoning on it. Drain excess fat then add onions and garlic. Follow it up w/ can of tomatoes, olives, green chile, and salsa. Must simmer/cook on low for 15-20 minutes so ingredients can meld together. Spread very small amount of meat mixture in the bottom of casserole dish. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by 1/3rd of meat mixture, then a layer of cheese. Put a very thin layer of refried beans on the bottom of the tortilla you will put on next. 
Put another tortilla on top of that (should be two for every layer PAST the first tortilla). Repeat tortilla, meat, cheese, refried beans 2 more times, topping it off with rest of meat on top then follow it up with cheese. 
Bake for 20-30 min (edges of tortillas should not feel soggy and cheese should be golden brown) |
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| I cook it with my favorite spanish rice.
3/4C long grain rice 1T olive oil 3/4 can of chicken broth (around 1.5C) 2T chopped green onions 1C salsa a little chopped green peppers (optional) a little chopped red peppers (optional) sauce pan, heat olive oil and cook green peppers, red peppers, green onions, and the rice until the rice is almost brown (more like a very apparent WHITE color and a few have turn a slight brown color). add chicken broth and salsa. when it comes to a rapid boil, cover and let simmer on low for 20 min or until liquid has absorbed after it's done ..a lot of times, i put it in a casserole dish, sprinkle cheese, and heat for last 15 minutes of my mexican dish. SOOO GOOD AND EASIER THAN OTHER MEXICAN RICE DISHES I'VE TRIED. |
| okay this may kill my diet but its on the menu for this weekend - my husband is going to love it! |
| Cool!
Forgot to add that it freezes well and sargento's has a "Taco shredded cheese" that tastes really good!! Although if I use it, I barely sprinkle taco seasoning on my beef. I only sprinkle a little on the beef as it is (just enough to coat). |
| Do you do something special to the tortillas first, or is this normal for Alaskan tortillas.......they are so......orange. OK, I'm willing to accept it's the color from the indoor lighting.
Pretty basic recipe for here........but I never thought of freezing it!! What a great idea! Of course around here they want to drown everything in either red or green chile sauce. (mental wanderings....) hmmm, the only ground meat in the house right now is lamb.........no, not for this recipe, but the little market here does have ground beef........LUNCH! YES, the oven is fixed. (maybe I ought to go eat breakfast before thinking about lunch) hmmm, wonder what would happen if you prebaked the tortillas so they are crisp????? One could also use corn tortillas, but they need to be precooked, most often thru the hot fat bath tho I've heard steaming them works too, yuck. hmmm, why am I always modifying recipes before I even try them once??? |
| Maybe the tortillas appear that color because they're wheat?
The oven is fixed?! Awesome!! I seriously didn't know how you'd do w/o it. I personally can't imagine cooking the tortillas prior to baking. That's one reason I stack 2 tortillas a layer. Mine never comes out soggy and by the time it's finished baking (at least when I take it out of the oven), the tortillas ARE a bit crisp around the edges and just the perfect consistency (not too soft or hard) inside. I can hold pieces w/o it bending when I peel off by layers. Assuming it's already sliced like a pizza as I couldn't do this if I picked the whole thing up.  |
| That looks SO good, but messy. |
| I was just trying to add texture by toasting the tortillas first...I could use chips inside if it was important...just too much salt.
Yes, the oven is done Hubby got a little freaky knowing he'd be out of cookies or brownies. Come summer I'd just as soon not heat the house with the oven. |
SheepieBoss wrote: I was just trying to add texture by toasting the tortillas first...I could use chips inside if it was important...just too much salt.
Yes, the oven is done Hubby got a little freaky knowing he'd be out of cookies or brownies. Come summer I'd just as soon not heat the house with the oven. S...totally agree with that....we only use the grill and ill use the toaster oven (huge cuisanart) out on the patio.....too hot inside and takes forever to cool down! |
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