Taco Pizza
This 30 minute dinner turns fluffy crescent dough turned into pizza crust. The special cheese sauce and sour cream drizzle makes it OVER THE TOP!
Equipment
- 8×8 baking dish
- Flat baking pan
- Non-stick spray
- Pizza knife
- Spatula
- Mixing bowl
- Pan or skillet for cooking the ground beef
- Small pot for melting the cheese sauce
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated crescent dough sheets
- 4 oz cream cheese (½ a bar) (at room temp, if possible)
- ½ pound ground beef
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning (use a mild, medium, or hot taco seasoning packet based on preference)
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- shredded lettuce
- sliced cherry tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce (You can substitute this with 1 teaspoon of taco sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F
- Prepare the 8×8 baking dish with non stick spray
- Roll the crescent sheet out into the bottom of the baking dish
- Bake the crescent sheet for 10-15 minutes until it is golden (be careful, it burns quickly, but you do want the dough cooked through so keep your eye on it!).
While the pizza crust is baking:
- Place the cream cheese into a small pot on simmer
- As the cream cheese begins to melt, add the taco seasoning. Stir frequently
- Cook the ground beef and drain the fat
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the sour cream and hot sauce (or taco sauce)
- When the pizza crust is done baking, remove it from the baking dish and place it on a baking sheet (a spatula helps with this). *NOTE: Keep the oven on!
- Using a spatula, spread the melted seasoned cream cheese sauce on top of the crust
- Add the ground beef over the seasoned cream cheese sauce
- Drizzle the sour cream mixture over the ground beef (you can do this with a spoon, or you can place the sour cream in a baggie and cut the tip to drizzle it like you would on a dessert)
- Cover the pizza with shredded cheese
- On the flat baking sheet, return the pizza to the oven for 3-5 minutes until the cheese topping is melted.
While the cheese topping is melting:
- Prepare your diced tomatoes and shredded cheese
- Optional: have other favorite taco toppings, get those ready too!
- Remove the taco pizza from the oven, sprinkle with shredded lettuce and tomatoes
- Slice the pizza using a pizza roller and serve hot