Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe

This Quick & Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe will get pizza night started in no time! It uses only 5 ingredients: refried beans, cheese, chicken, tomatoes, and pizza dough. There is also a helpful list of delicious pizza topping ideas you can choose from to customize your own Mexican Pizza.

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In our home, Friday night is pizza night. Sometimes we do delivery, sometimes we get a take-and-bake pizza, and other times, we make homemade pizza.

When I make homemade pizza, I always ask the family what kind of pizza they would like me to make. There is one pizza that every single person in my family requests: MEXICAN PIZZA!

I’ve been making this Quick & Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe for years and years. It’s so simple to make that you don’t even have to wait for the weekend – it’s a great weeknight meal too!

Mexican Pizza Toppings

When we make our Mexican Pizza, we usually use the following 5 toppings:

• Refried Beans – this is the base of the pizza rather than using a traditional tomato-based pizza sauce. We usually buy a can of refried beans for this or use refrigerated Del Real Foods Frijoles Refritos.
• Shredded Colby-Jack Cheese or Cheddar Cheese
• Shredded or Chopped Chicken (cooked) – we usually use leftover chicken from another meal, chicken removed from a rotisserie chicken, or pre-cooked chicken from the grocery store like Del Real Foods Pollo Asado
• Thinly sliced Roma tomato

While those are our usual toppings, this Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe is extremely versatile. We enjoy changing up the toppings from time to time. Sometimes instead of chicken, we use chorizo (one of my favorites!!) or a simple ground beef taco meat. There are lots of ways you can top your Mexican Pizza – just check out our list below.

• Chorizo (cooked and drained of excess fat)
• Carne Asada (marinated, grilled, and sliced beef steak)
• Shrimp (whole, peeled with tails removed)
• Sliced Olives
• Taco Meat (your usual recipe)
• Sliced Bell Pepper
• Sliced Jalapenos
• Roasted Chiles (chopped)
• Chopped or Sliced Onions
• Green Onions
• Black Beans
• Crushed Tortilla Chips (sprinkle on cheese after baking)
• Salsa or Pico de Gallo
• Tajín Seasoning (sprinkle after baking)
• Guacamole (topped after baking)
• Sour Cream Drizzle (after baking)
• Red Chile Sauce or Verde Sauce (as a base or drizzle after baking)
• Melting Cheeses: Queso Oaxaca, Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, Mozzarella, Cheddar
• Cheeses for sprinkling after baking: Queso Fresco or Cotija

Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe Instructions

To make your own Quick & Easy Mexican Pizza, you’ll start with a pound of pizza dough. While sometimes I make my own pizza dough, I often buy a pre-made pizza dough at my local grocery store (Winco). They sell it in 1 pound bags near the meat and deli department.

If your grocery store doesn’t sell pre-made pizza dough, you can make your own pizza dough recipe, buy a pre-cooked pizza crust, or buy a tube of Pillsbury Classic Pizza Crust in the refrigerated dairy area of your grocery store.

Press your dough out onto a greased pizza pan. For this recipe, we used a 14″ round pizza pan. Spread the refried beans onto the pizza dough, leaving approximately 1″ on the edges uncovered. Next, top with your shredded cheese, followed by the chicken and sliced tomatoes.

After you’ve added the toppings, it’s ready to bake! You will bake your Mexican Pizza until cheese is melted and beginning to brown and the crust is golden brown. Once it is done, remove from the oven and sprinkle with cilantro, if you wish.

Your Mexican Pizza is ready to enjoy! Simply cut into slices with a pizza cutter and serve.

Easy Mexican Pizza Recipe

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