Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Casserole

Here’s an easy copycat Taco Bell Mexican pizza casserole is just amazing! Cheesy layered tortillas with chunky salsa and beef, it’s my family’s favorite comfort food! If you made our Instant Pot Mexican pizza but want to bake it in the oven this time this is how.

Mexican Pizza Recipe

You can make it as spicy as you want, or use a milder salsa and then allow those who love a lot of spice to just add it to the top once it is served. Either way this has become one of our favorite meals that is really easy to throw together (which I love).

The biggest difference for this vs. the fast food restaurant is ours is much larger and will feed 4 or so. You could use smaller tortillas for individual portions if you preferred.

Mexican Pizza Casserole Ingredients

• Pie plate
• Large tortillas
• Pico de gallo salsa
• Ground beef and taco seasoning
• Shredded cheese
• Condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • canned or homemade mushroom soup

Toppings can be green onions or sour cream! Feel like you need a side dish? Make our easy Jiffy Mexican cornbread too.

Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza

This picture is what made me think of a Mexican pizza casserole more than a pie but you could go either way really. I found the large burrito style tortillas at the store right along side the small and “regular” sized ones.

• Both spicy jack and cheddar cheeses were used, but you could use either or if you prefer.
• If you like a lot of spice add some chili powder but this is perfect for all of us with the ingredients listed below.

What is Taco Bell Mexican Pizza crust made of?

Fried tortillas, which we use but don’t fry them. Baked in the oven you will still get crispy edges all the way around but a tender center with all the fillings. A healthy way to make a similar version right at home from scratch.

Here are the step by step directions and video (video shows a version without the cream of mushroom, we preferred with after comparing the two but both are fabulous)

In a skillet over medium heat, precook ground beef, onion and garlic in pan on stovetop. Add taco seasoning into your meat mixture after draining fat.

Why did Taco Bell stop selling Mexican Pizza?

Who knows? Not enough people buying them or it took too long to make and they were trying to move the line faster? Nobody knows but now you can make it yourself. Lay large burrito size tortilla inside pie pan sprayed with non stick cooking spray

1. Top with 1/3 beef mixture, then 1/3 cheese (could spread a thin layer of refried beans on tortilla too if you wanted)
2. Continue with this layering with top being a layer of cheese
3. Put into preheated oven at 350 degrees for 20 minutes until cheese is melted.
4. Allow to sit 10-15 minutes to solidify, then slice and serve with toppings

Air Fryer Mexican Pizza

If you wanted to make a smaller version of this follow the same directions except with taco size tortillas. Use a springform pan instead of a pie plate and layer the same. Set inside a preheated machine at 380 and you just need enough time to get the cheese to melt, maybe 4-6 minutes. It would look more like below that way.

What is on a Mexican Pizza?

Well months ago I created a chicken tortilla bake casserole dish that came out great too and this came to mind when I had tortillas, salsa, and a pound of ground beef that needed to be cooked soon. Toppings you might enjoy, though you can really load this up with anything and everything that comes to mind y’all.

• Petite diced tomatoes taste great and are traditionally served on top.
• Diced or sliced green onions make it pretty and add a bit of texture too.

I remember them putting lots of sliced black olives on mine as a kid so I love those. Really I will use many of the same things when making our Instant Pot Mexican casserole which is the bomb too.

• Diced chives work too.
• Sour cream and guacamole are my favorites for sure.

This casserole is like a deconstructed taco and reminds me of that favorite fast food dish we loved back in the day. Layers of tortillas (I used flour tortillas this time), cheese, beef, and lots of creamy sauce with a kick! You can do the same thing with “pizza” in our Slow cooker pizza casserole which is a fun one my girls love.

Enchilada lasagna is fabulous seen below. A throw together dish at it’s finest.

How many calories in a Mexican pizza from Taco Bell?

Let’s start out with saying this isn’t a diet food by any means. Comfort food is what we’re going for y’all so keep that in mind.  Theirs typically runs about 540 calories if you ate the entire thing yourself. Ours is just 346 calories if you at 1/4 of the whole pie! That is way better if you ask me but nobody did so there’s that. 😉

Taco Bell Copycat Recipe

Love this? You can also steam Instant Pot tamales in your cooker which is great on hot days.

• I think our carnitas are even better than theirs, and you can top them with all sorts of things in your own kitchen for dinner.
• You can make Ninja Foodi taco pasta or Instant Pot Mexican chicken and rice for a great twist.

Instead of just ground beef, we have a bunch of different Instant Pot tacos we’ve made.

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