Ingredients
- 1 whole wheat dough (see recipe) or easy homemade dough below, or store-bought
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
- 1 packet (1 oz) taco seasoning
- ½ cup salsa
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- Jalapeños optional
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup Sargento 4 Cheese Mexican blend optional
- 2 cups Shredded lettuce
- 1 cup tomato chopped
- 1 cup Doritos crushed
- Sour cream optional
- Cholula or hot sauce optional
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- Preheat oven to 425°F (or 475°F if using whole wheat crust). Prepare your pizza crust on a stoneware pizza pan.
- Brown the ground turkey (or beef) in a skillet over medium heat. Drain excess fat and stir in the taco seasoning per packet directions. Set aside.
- Spread 1/2 cup salsa over the pizza crust like pizza sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp garlic powder.
- Top with the taco-seasoned meat, diced onion, sliced black olives, and any other desired toppings (jalapeños, etc.).
- Sprinkle on the shredded cheeses — aim for 1 1/2 to 2 cups of cheese total.
- Bake at 425°F for 15-20 minutes (or 475°F for 15 minutes if using whole wheat crust), until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the crust is golden brown.
- Once out of the oven, top with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, and crushed Doritos. Finish with sour cream or hot sauce if desired. Slice and serve immediately.
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Notes
For the whole wheat version, follow my Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe and bake at 475°F for 15 minutes. The whole wheat crust holds heavy taco-pizza toppings beautifully and has a slightly nutty flavor that pairs perfectly with the taco seasoning.
The cold toppings — lettuce, tomato, Doritos, sour cream, hot sauce — all go on AFTER baking. The hot stuff (meat, cheese, olives) bakes in. The cool, crisp stuff finishes it. That's what makes a great taco great. Don't bake your lettuce.
