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Taco Pizza

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Make your own Taco Pizza for a quick and easy family meal or as a warm appetizer that can be customized to your own tastes!

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Tacos and pizza are both favorites at our house. So one evening we decided to try to combine them into Taco Pizza! And no, it isn’t just getting beef on a regular pizza. I wanted it to truly combine the best of both meals. 

My favorite part of a pizza: the doughy crust. Not the edge-of-the-pizza-with-no-toppings crust, but the under-everything-else crust. My least favorite part of a taco: the shell because they always fall apart. 

Taco Pizza uses a pizza crust with typical taco fillings on top. Instead of red sauce, I used a combination of cream cheese and sour cream. The cream cheese helps to thicken up the sour cream without adding too much flavor. I was worried that having only sour cream would be too thin and the toppings would fall off. 

Other than that, we made the rest of the toppings for this Taco Pizza in the same way we would make it for regular taco night. Similar to tacos, you can make this pizza customized for each person depending on which toppings they prefer. 

The pieces you see photographed were Justin’s because he will eat it with everything on top! I don’t like fresh tomatoes, so mine didn’t have that. For the boys, we did only a very small amount of each vegetable in an attempt to get them to eat something new. Spoiler alert: they still weren’t very fond of this meal. But, we are working on it. 

For simplicity and time management, I used prepackaged pizza dough. When I don’t make my own dough, I buy the one canned near the biscuits at the grocery store. It isn’t quite as fluffy and delicious as homemade, but it’s much quicker when I don’t have time for the bread machine to make the dough. 

I’ve been making my own taco seasoning. The flavor is a bit different from the store-bought, but it’s much cheaper and saves on a lot of packaging waste. I make this in a large amount and then use what I need. The rest stays stored with all of my herbs and spices. 

Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe

Taco Pizza makes a great dinner for the family. Or it can be used as an appetizer. Also, if you don’t like ground beef, you could also sub in other taco fillings such as shredded chicken or beans. 

Taco Pizza Step by Step

Ingredients

  • 1 can pizza dough (refrigerated)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 tbsp taco seasoning (or 1 packet)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • taco toppings

Preparation

Bake the pizza crust according to the directions. Let it cool for about 20 minutes.

Baked pizza crust on a baking stone on a wooden surface

Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, brown the ground beef over medium-high heat. 

Browned ground beef in a nonstick skillet on a wooden surface

Drain the ground beef and return it to the pan. Stir in the water and 2 tbsp of taco seasoning, then bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. 

Browned ground beef with water and taco seasoning in a nonstick skillet on a wooden surface

Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until most of the moisture has evaporated. 

Prepared taco meat in a nonstick skillet on a wooden surface

In a medium mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, cream cheese, and 1 tbsp of taco seasoning. Stir until they are completely combined. It’s ok if there are a few lumps. 

Sour cream and cream cheese with a spoon in a stainless steel mixing bowl on a wooden surface

Once the crust has cooled, spread the sour cream “sauce” over the pizza crust, covering it all the way to the edges. 

Baked pizza crust with cream cheese and sour cream mixture spread to the edges sitting on a baking stone on a wooden surface

Sprinkle the cooked taco meat over the sauce. It may not completely cover, which is ok. Just try to spread it out as evenly as possible. 

Baked pizza crust with cream cheese and sour cream mixture spread to the edges topped with prepared taco meat sitting on a baking stone on a wooden surface

Top the ground beef with your favorite taco toppings, such as cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, etc.

Baked pizza crust with cream cheese and sour cream mixture spread to the edges topped with prepared taco meat, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, and chopped green bell pepper sitting on a baking stone on a wooden surface

Cut into pieces about 2-inch square and serve immediately.

Baked taco pizza on a baking stone on a wooden surface (vertical)

Recipe

Originally Published On: December 18, 2018

Last Updated On: July 27, 2023

Baked taco pizza on a baking stone on a wooden surface

Taco Pizza

Make your own Taco Pizza for a quick and easy family meal or as a warm appetizer that can be customized to your own tastes!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooing Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course:
Appetizer
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Main Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
cheese
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ground beef
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pizza
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tacos
Servings: 12 slices
5 from 12 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 can pizza dough (refrigerated)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 tbsp taco seasoning (or 1 packet)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • taco toppings

Recommended Equipment

Instructions

  • Bake the pizza dough as directed
  • Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through
  • Drain, then return to the pan
  • Add the water and 2 tbsp taco seasoning and bring to a boil
  • Lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until most of the moisture has evaporated
  • In a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly combine the sour cream, cream cheese, and 1 tbsp taco seasoning
  • Once the pizza crust has cooled for about 20 minutes, spread the sour cream mixture over the entire crust
  • Evenly spread the ground beef on top of the sour cream sauce
  • Top with your desired taco toppings, such as tomatoes, onion, peppers, etc.
  • Sprinkle the cheese over the entire pizza
  • Cut into pieces about 2-inch square and serve immediately

Notes

Note: Nutrition facts calculated without toppings since those vary by person
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Nutrition Facts
Taco Pizza
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 317 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 11g55%
Cholesterol 67mg22%
Sodium 447mg19%
Potassium 164mg5%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 526IU11%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 114mg11%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

40 thoughts on “Taco Pizza”

  8. Kim

    5 stars
    Oh my goodness, this looks SOOO delicious! I need to make a vegetarian version of this. I’m obsessed with tacos and pizza so this is my type of recipe 🙂

    Reply
  11. Glenda

    5 stars
    I totally love your recipes, Stephanie. This Taco pizza is something my family would love because they are obsessed with tacos and pizza.

    Reply
  18. Fransic verso

    That’s creative, adding two meals in one and yet make it taste better, that’s talent. Now you gave me an idea of combining and seems attempting right now haha. Thank you for sharing 🙂

    Reply

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