You're doing what with what??

Taco Pizza was the name of the game last night.  The response of Tim and my flatmates was of shock.  Like, what is this crazy American telling us??

It was amazing, and not just by my standards, the crew also enjoyed the dinner.  Tim felt the need to make his own pizza, which looked amazing.  Chicken and mushrooms.  Mat and Kara were very pleased with both.

The boy was such a sweetheart and washed the dishes.

I made a few changes which I'll note in the receipe:

Taco Pizza:

1 pound lean ground beef (I only used 1/2 a pound)
1 envelope taco seasoning mix (Tim made our own seasoning due to his salt intolerance)
1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated Pillsbury pizza dough (He also made our own dough!!)
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup sliced black olives
4 green onions, chopped

Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Brown ground beef in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning to the ground beef according to package directions.

Unroll pizza dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.. . Let dough sit at room temperature for 5 minutes. Press dough over the bottom and up along all 4 sides the of cookie sheet. Bake pizza dough for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven.  (our dough was a bit thin- so I skipped this step)

Place refried beans into a microwavable-safe bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. (I always add a bit of milk and cheese to my beans, makes them a bit more creamy and yummy!)  Stir well and then spread beans evenly over the top of the warm pizza crust. Top with the cooked ground beef mixture, sprinkle with cheese and then add the tomatoes, black olives and green onion.

Return to oven and bake another 5-7 minutes, or until cheese is melted. (We baked the whole thing for 25 minutes and it was perfect) Serve immediately and enjoy!

This was a must do sometime again, it was that good. 

Enjoy!

xoxoxo