Godfather's Taco Pizza Recipe

A taco pizza with toppings added on top.

5 from 8 votes

Godfather's Taco Pizza Recipe

Godfather's Taco Pizza combines homemade pizza dough with jarred taco sauce, fresh veggies, spicy taco meat, and shredded cheese. This copycat version is unbelievably tasty and perfect for pizza night!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword homemade pizza, taco pizza recipe

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 50

Servings slices

Calories 274kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the taco meat:

1/2 pound lean ground beef
1/3 cup onion - diced
1 small jalapeno - diced
1 Tablespoon homemade taco seasoning - or use store-bought

Remaining ingredients:

1 round pizza dough - I used my homemade pizza dough
3/4 cup taco sauce
1/2 medium bell pepper - any color
1 large Roma tomato - sliced
6 oz. shredded Mexican cheese

For serving:

iceberg lettuce - shredded
black olives, sour cream, extra taco sauce

Instructions

Make dough. Use my homemade pizza dough recipe to make the BEST DOUGH. Here in Texas, it doesn't take long for it to rise because of our warmer climate. My recipe makes three medium-sized pizzas, so I double it when I'm having company.
1 round pizza dough
Sauté bell pepper. Sauté the sliced pepper in a cast iron skillet (with a drizzle of oil) over medium heat.
1/2 medium bell pepper
Cook taco meat. In the same skillet, heat to medium-high heat and add the ground beef, diced onions, and jalapeños. Cook until the meat is cooked through completely. Then add the taco seasoning and simmer for another couple of minutes, stirring frequently.
1/2 pound lean ground beef. 1/3 cup onion, 1 small jalapeno, 1 Tablespoon homemade taco seasoning
Preheat oven to 475 degrees or a grill/smoker to 500 degrees or more.
Arrange dough. To start, roll out the dough. For this occasion (pictured), we baked the pizza in an oven in a large cast iron skillet at a high temperature.
You can also grill the pizza on a pizza stone on your smoker at a high temp.
Add toppings. Spread taco sauce on the dough. Then add the taco meat, sautéed veggies, tomatoes, and cheese.
3/4 cup taco sauce, 1 large Roma tomato, 6 oz. shredded Mexican cheese
Bake (or grill) - Cook pizza at a high temp. We use 475-500 degrees in our oven or at least 500 degrees on our grill/smoker. The pizza is done when the crust is nice and golden brown.
Serve - Serve pizza with some shredded lettuce, sliced black olives, sour cream, and an extra drizzle of taco sauce.
iceberg lettuce, black olives, sour cream, extra taco sauce

Notes

If grilling the pizza, you'll need either a pizza stone or a cast iron skillet. If baking in the oven, you can use a stone, a skillet, or even a baking sheet.

Store leftover pizza in an airtight container.

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