These delectable copycat Mexican pizzas are double-decker crispy fried corn tortilla pizzas stuffed with taco-seasoned beef, refried beans, cheddar, and Monterey Jack Cheese. They are then topped with more cheese, green onions, black olives, tomatoes, and jalapenos. They have better flavor than Taco Bell Mexican pizza. Mexican pizzas are fun for weekend dinners with extended family and friends yet easy enough for weeknights.
These flavorful Tex-Mex pizzas are a favorite at our house. We love tacos and all things with that Mexican American Flare. Have you tried any of my other Mexican recipes? Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, Queso Fundido, and Barbacoa Tacos are just a few of our favorites. Customize the toppings on these crispy pizzas to suit your family’s taste.
How to make Mexican Pizzas
Start by frying the corn tortillas in about 1/2 inch of oil until golden brown, flipping halfway through. Place on paper towels to drain. Go ahead and stack them with paper towels in between each. While they are frying, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chopped onion about halfway through the browning process. Once fully browned, drain any excess fat and add the taco seasoning and water. Now simmer for a few minutes.
Then spread a thin layer of refried beans on top of six of the corn tortillas. Next, spread a couple of heaping tablespoons of taco meat over the beans, and a layer of both kinds of cheese. Then top with another crispy fried corn tortilla. Place on parchment-covered baking sheets. Finally, sprinkle each with another layer of both kinds of cheese, black olives, tomatoes, green onions, and jalapenos. Bake until the cheese is melted and the pizzas are heated through. For best results, serve promptly.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- To fry corn tortillas, heat 1/2 inch canola or vegetable oil in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven. It should be about 350-375 degrees. If you don’t have a thermometer, it is hot enough when a drop of water added to the pan crackles and pops. Fry for about 15-20 seconds on each side. The corn tortilla should be fairly crispy, so they hold up well after the refried beans, and seasoned beef are added. Remove the tortillas to paper towels to drain.
- You can fry the corn tortillas up to 3 hours in advance. Stack with paper towels between each.
- Use your favorite taco seasoning for the ground beef. I personally like Spice Islands, which I purchase from Costco.
- You can substitute a Mexican cheese blend for the cheddar and Monterey Jack.
- Top your taco pizzas with your favorite taco toppings. Everyone has different tastes.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. For best results, reheat in the oven.
The best toppings for taco pizzas
- black olives sliced
- avocado peeled and sliced
- sour cream
- grape tomatoes sliced
- green onions sliced
- jalapenos thinly sliced
- guacamole
- taco sauce
Other Tex-Mex recipes you will love!
Mexican Pizza
Family-friendly copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza is stuffed with refried beans and taco-seasoned ground beef, then topped with oodles of cheese, sun-ripened tomatoes, and spicy jalapenos.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 pizzas
- Category: main meal beef
- Method: stovetop/oven
- Cuisine: Tex Mex
Ingredients
- 12 (six inch) corn tortillas
- canola or vegetable oil
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
- 3/4 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup finely shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 6 grape tomatoes sliced
- 1 small jalapeno sliced
- 1/3 cup sliced black olives
- 1 green onion chopped
Instructions
- In a Dutch Oven or heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch oil to 350-375 degrees. Add one tortilla at a time and fry until crispy (about 1 minute), flipping halfway through the frying process. Remove to paper towels to drain.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, brown ground beef, breaking it up as it browns. Halfway through the browning process, stir in the chopped onion. Once the ground beef is fully browned, and the onions have softened, add the taco seasoning and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Spread refried beans over 6 corn tortillas. Equally, divide the seasoned ground beef over the beans. Top with half of each cheese. Top each with another crispy corn tortilla and place on parchment paper-covered baking sheets. Top each pizza with the remaining cheese, sliced tomatoes, jalapeno, black olives, and green onions.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 7-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Notes
- To fry corn tortillas, heat 1/2 inch canola or vegetable oil in a heavy skillet or Dutch oven. It should be about 350-375 degrees. If you don’t have a thermometer, it is hot enough when a drop of water added to the pan crackles and pops. Fry for about 15-20 seconds on each side. The corn tortilla should be fairly crispy, so they hold up well after the refried beans, and seasoned beef are added. Remove the tortillas to paper towels to drain.
- You can fry the corn tortillas up to 3 hours in advance. Stack with paper towels between each.
- Use your favorite taco seasoning for the ground beef. I personally like Spice Islands, which I purchase from Costco.
- You can substitute a Mexican cheese blend for the cheddar and Monterey Jack.
- Top your taco pizzas with your favorite taco toppings. Everyone has different tastes.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. For best results, reheat in the oven.
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Justine
This is the best taco pizza we’ve ever tried!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks, Justine!
Carrie Robinson
What a fun dinner! 🙂 My entire family loves this recipe.
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Ali
These Mexican pizzas are a great weeknight meal! I love all the toppings — added some extra jalapenos for even more spice.
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Dina Miller
How did you know this was a favorite of mine as a teenager? Loved this recipe!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks, Dina! So glad that you liked the pizza!
Angela
These are so good! Made them last night for my kids and they were gone in minutes. Definitely a new favorite in my house!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks, Angela! So glad that you and the kids liked the pizzas!
Jupiter Hadley
I have never heard of a Mexican Pizza like this – it’s such a cool idea and would be a great spin on Taco Tuesday.
Beth Pierce
Yes! So true! You should try them. They are delicious!
Natasha mairs
I love Mexican food, and this Mexican pizza was amazing. I can’t wait to make it again!
Yeah Lifestyle
These are a very tasty treat. I had not tried Mexican pizza before, definitely a hit and vety filling too. Thanks for the recipe
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Luna S
My husband and I love making these, such a fun thing to do together and they are delicious.
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Catalina
Yum! What a great idea! My whole family loved this pizza!
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Annabel Beales
This was actually quite easy to do (for me lol). My whole family likes spicy food so this was perfect. Great recipe, thanks 🙂
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Melissa Dixon
Great Mexican pizzas! I make them often, and we always devour them.
Pat
I gave this Mexican pizza recipe a try, and now it is a new family favorite. Thanks for sharing!
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Monidipa Dutta
These are great Mexican Pizzas. So full of flavor and so much better than that fast food restaurant.
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Becky, Cuddle Fairy
These look absolutely divine! My family would love to try these, thank you for the recipes and the tips as well, they are most helpful!
Samantha Donnelly
These look and sound amazing, I have never tried this before but love pizzas and love mexican food
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Celebrate Woman Today
Beautifully done! These jalapeños really add the spice and taste to these Mexican pizza rounds!
Karen
yummmmmm….I never had mexican pizza! I can’t wait to try this out, mexican pizza looks soooo good!!!
Allyson Zea
These were so good! Thanks for the easy recipe!
Kim
Can you substitute flour tortillas instead of corn tortillas?
Beth Pierce
No you really need the crispy corn tortillas.
Shelly
Best recipe and so easy!!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Shelly! So glad that you liked it!!
Janeane Davis
This recipe looks and sounds so delicious. those flavors go so well together.
Ladena
This is such a great idea! I think my entire family would love this. Putting it on the meal plan!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Ladena! Enjoy!
Anne Marie
This looks fun to make! Very close to one of my favorite menu items at Taco Bell
Tatum Burke
This recipe is so easy! I now make it all. the time and my kids love it!
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Allyssa
This is so delicious and really tasty! Thanks a bunch for sharing this mexican pizza recipe! This is our new favorite as a fam! Highly recommended!
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Betsy
We so miss Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza! This fun Mexican Pizza is a good substitute! Awesomely easy. Perfect for our next Taco Tuesday!
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Jon
Can you air fry the tortillas?
Beth Pierce
I am not sure as I have not tried.
Gina
Such a great recipe – it’s like taco and pizza nights combined!
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Serena
We have so much Mexican food at our house but I never think to make these. Such a simple recipe, I’m looking forward to having this over the weekend. YUM!
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Beth
Yum. My family devoured these Mexican pizzas and I love how easy they are to do. I’ll be making these again.
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Luke Ratford
Never tried or even made a double-decker pizza until seeing this recipe and I’ve got to say it came out brilliant 🙂
The kids absolutely loved this recipe but without the jalapenos lol
Thanks for sharing !!
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Shadi Hasanzadenemati
I was looking for a recipe like this, thank you for sharing!
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Biana
These pizzas look like so much fun! A perfect dinner, and everyone can personalize their own pizza.
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whitney
Oh my goodness, this is brilliant! I could eat tacos and nachos every single day of my life yet never had this. Can’t wait to try it!!
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Tara
Yum! I love all those flavorful layers and all the shredded cheese. Definitely a delicious option for weeknights.
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HEATHER PERINE
This takes taco Tuesday to a whole new level! Can’t wait to make this for dinner next week!
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Irina
What a great alternative to Italian pizza it is! I made it for our lunch today, and it did not disappoint. Moreover, my family asks for more. 🙂
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Caroline
These look so comforting and fun – definitely a crowd-pleaser.
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Heidy L McCallum
Your recipe looks fantastic, and I am betting this would go over well with the family! A must-try for sure. Have a wonderful day, and I will come back to let you know how it turns out.
Beth Pierce
Thanks Heidy! I sure hope the family enjoys them!
Anjali
These Mexican pizzas turned out to be so so delicious!! It was the perfect weeknight meal for us today – even my kids loved it!
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Sara
These were so much fun to make and personalize; a great twist to a traditional pizza, indeed!
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Shashi
I so love this idea! Such a fun and flavorful take on pizza!
Becki
These were fantastic! I plan to add them to my go to recipes.
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Becki! So glad that you liked them!!
Kimberly
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about these! I remember having them when I was a kid but haven’t had them since – thanks for the recipe!
Sara
I am loving all the cheesy goodness in this dish! Definitely my kind of pizza; looks delicious!
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Toni Dash
This was a huge hit at my house! Everyone really loved it!
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Kevin
This is my kinda pizza! I love this recipe so much!
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Jen
Yay! I no longer need to doordash my favorite guilty pleasure! This tasted so much better too!
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Cathy
Such a fun recipe… especially now that Taco Bell is discontinuing theirs!
Erin
These delectable Mexican pizzas are on my must-make list!
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Angela
A fun take a taco pizza. My family loved it!
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Toni
This is totally irresistible! Such a great idea!
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Pavani
We love Mexican food in our home and this pizza sounds perfect for us. IT looks so cheesy, colorful and delicious. Will be trying this very soon.
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Luci
These Mexican pizzas are delicious! My family and I had a great time making them and they were so flavorful. I can’t wait to make them again because this recipe is a new favorite!
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Pam Greer
I used to love to get Mexican pizza from our take out Mexican restaurant, but this recipe is soooo much better! We love it!
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