So, there's this delicious pizza place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island called Famous Peppers.  They have such delicious and creative toppings.  We decided to recreate their fun taco pizza at home.  My kids were SO excited and loved helping prep toppings since this is one of their favorite pizzas.  Since then, we've made it over and over and over because we love it so much.  It's a similar idea to a loaded Navajo taco, but there's something fun about it being a pizza on crust.  Enjoy! 

Personal sized taco pizzas - made four to a tray for these particular ones.  SO yummy! 

Taco Pizzas!

Makes 6 medium sized pizzas or 12 individual-sized pizzas. 

Make a batch of naan bread for the crusts, or use the desired crust of your choice.   You can make them larger (2 crusts to a pan) or smaller (4 crusts to a pan) - you'll use 3 pans lined with parchment paper for the crusts.   The naan crusts can be made in advance and frozen until you want to thaw and make your pizzas. Let them cool on a wire rack before freezing in large ziploc bags.  You can place on your parchment-lined pan to thaw.  

Cook up your taco meat - I like to use the recipe I'd use for regular tacos.  I'll include the recipe here for ease:

Taco Meat: 

Heat in large, low sided saucepan over medium heat:

1 Tbsp olive oil

 

Add and cook until softened:

½ onion

5-6 mushrooms, diced (optional)

 

Add and cook until browned:

1 lb. ground beef

 

Then add:

1 Tbsp chili powder

½-1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp salt

½-1 tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp ground cayenne (add an extra ¼ tsp for a spicier meat)

1 cup water

 

Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower heat to low and simmer uncovered about 15 minutes.  Once it's simmered, it's ready to eat!

Preheat oven to 425 F (or lower temperature to 425 F if you just made your naan bread.  You can also cook these at 450 F or 475 F for a slightly crisper pizza).

  

Place your pizza crusts on a parchment-paper lined pan. 

Top the crust with a very thin layer of:

spaghetti sauce of your choice 

Spread cooked taco meat, from above (drained) on top of your sauce. 

On top of your taco meat, sprinkle with: 

grated mozzarella

grated cheddar OR mexican cheese blend

thinly sliced bell peppers

Bake pizzas until nicely done at 425 F for about 6-9 minutes.  

Remove pizzas to cooling racks.  

Immediately top the pizzas with the following:

Iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced

Diced tomatoes (I like cherry or grape tomatoes since they're less juicy on a pizza)

Doritos, crushed (or tortilla chips)

sour cream (put it in a ziploc and snip the end to pipe on easily)

fresh green onions, sliced

Pizzas topped with lettuce, diced tomatoes and Doritos

Pizzas with the final topping - a swirl of sour cream and some fresh, sliced green onions 

Taco Pizza Recipe by Successfully Gluten Free!