Deep Dish Taco Pizza Recipes

DEEP-DISH TACO SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 8-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix until blended.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix and water until soft dough forms. Using fingers dipped in Bisquick mix, pat dough in bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of baking dish.
• In same bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise and cheese until blended. Layer beef mixture, tomato and chiles over dough; spoon sour cream mixture over top.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges of dough are light golden brown.

DEEP-DISH BEEF 'N' BEAN TACO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine 2-1/2 cups flour, cornmeal, salt and yeast. In another bowl, combine 1-1/4 cups warm water and honey. Gradually add dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Do not knead. Cover; let rest 20 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small skillet over medium heat, cook and stir beef, crumbling meat, until no longer pink; drain. Add taco seasoning and remaining water. Cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Press dough to fit a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine beans and taco sauce; spread over dough. Top with beef mixture and cheese. Bake on a lower oven rack until crust is golden and cheese is melted, 15-18 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. If desired, serve with optional toppings.

DEEP DISH TACO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and cook, crumbling it with a wooden spoon, until well browned and cooked through, about 6 minutes. Drain off and discard any excess fat. Return the skillet to the heat, add the chili powder, garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir to incorporate. Add the adobo sauce and 2 tablespoons water. Cook 1 minute to blend the flavors, then remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, combine the beans and salsa in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Keep warm.
• Brush a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with oil. Cut six 2-inch snips in the pizza with scissors, spaced evenly around the edge. Fit the pizza into the oiled cast-iron skillet, pressing the edges to make a deep-dish-type crust. Bake the pizza until heated through and the cheese is just melted, about 10 minutes.
• Remove the pizza from the oven, top with the beans and ground beef and sprinkle with the Cheddar. Return to the oven and bake until the edges of the crust are golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly, 5 to 6 minutes more. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• Top with dollops of sour cream and guacamole and sprinkle with cilantro leaves. Cut into wedges in the skillet and serve with a pie server.

DEEP DISH PIZZA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, brown beef, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain off pan drippings. Stir in spaghetti sauce, Italian seasoning, and onion and pepper mixture and cook until heated through.
• Meanwhile, unroll pizza dough and press into bottom and halfway up sides of baking dish (see Notes). Line pizza dough with 6 slices of mozzarella cheese. Top with meat mixture. Place remaining 6 slices of cheese over meat filling and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese begins to bubble up. Cool 5 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.

DEEP DISH TACO PIE

Steps:

• Mix Bisquick and water until it makes a dough.
• Spray square baking pan.
• Spread Bisquick into pan and part way up sides of pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 7 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Fry hamburger meat, mashing up as you're frying it. Drain.
• Mix in salsa and heat slightly.
• Place meat mixture in partially cooked crust.
• Mix last three ingredients and spread over top.
• Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes. Mmm good.

DEEP-DISH TACO SQUARES

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat; stir in the cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream and onion. , In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix and water. Spread into an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with beef mixture and tomato. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20 minutes or until bottom crust is golden brown.