Taco Pizza

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Blogging Marathon# 47: Week 2/ Day 3 Theme: Kid's Delight Event -- Pizza & Pasta Dish: Taco Pizza Today's dish is a Mexican - Italian fusion dish, Taco pizza. My son loves tacos and pizzas and this seemed to be a great dish which combines both of his favorites. I saw the recipe being made on TV by the Pioneer Woman and I knew I will be making it for my kids real soon.

Ingredients

• pizza Dough - ½ of the home made or store-bought pizza dough
• 1 cup black beans (- cooked)
• 2 tbsps tomato (puree - (or use 1 ripe tomato))
• 1 tsp chili powder (Red)
• 1 tsp cumin (Ground)
• to taste Salt Pepper (&)
• (1.25l) fish stock
• (1.25l) fish stock
• 4 , thin strips Corn Tortillas (of)
• 3 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp Hot sauce (- (add more for a spicier sauce))
• 1 cup lettuce (Shredded)
• 1 ~ 2 Tomato (- chopped)
• 3 tbsps cilantro (- chopped)

Method

1. Make the Black beans: Heat 2tsp oil in a pan, add the black beans along with ½cup of water. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the heat and simmer until the mixture thickens a little bit. Mash the beans to get a refried beans like texture.
2. Next add the tomato puree, red chili powder and ground cumin. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and cook for another 3~5 minutes. If the mixture seems too thick, add some water to thin it out.
3. Prepare the Toppings: Preheat the oven to 450°F. Spread the strips of corn tortillas evenly on a baking sheet and bake for 6~8 minutes or until they turn golden and crispy. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
4. Spicy Sour Cream: Combine sour cream and hot sauce in a small bowl. Transfer to a piping bag or a ziploc bag and keep ready.
5. Make Pizzas: Stretch the dough into fairly thin 12" round pizza.  If using my pizza dough recipe, then par-bake the crust for 6 minutes. If not the black beans can be spread right on the stretched out dough. Top the black beans with the cheeses.
6. Bake for 8~10 minutes if using par-baked pizza crust or for about 12~15 minutes, until the crust turns golden.
7. Once the pizza comes out of the oven, sprinkle with the shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and cilantro.
8. Sprinkle the crispy corn tortilla strips and drizzle with the spicy sour cream. Cut into wedges and serve immediately.

View the recipe instructions at Cook's Hideout