Topping recipe

Cast Iron Taco Pizza

Name: Cast Iron Taco Pizza (topping recipe)
Yield: 1 pan
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 450g Refried beans (16 oz can) (1 can (16 oz)); 120g Taco sauce or smooth salsa (½ cup); 8g Taco seasoning (1 tbsp); 30g Water (2 tbsp); 80g Sharp cheddar (about 3 oz, grated (¾ cup)); 80g Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella (about 3 oz, grated (¾ cup)); 120g Ground beef, browned with taco seasoning (about 4 oz raw); 40g Iceberg lettuce, shredded (1 cup); 60g Tomato, diced (1 small tomato); 25g Nacho cheese Doritos, lightly crushed (a big handful); 20g Sour cream or taco sauce (drizzle) (1½ Tbsp)

Taco bean spread, Sharp cheddar, Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella, Ground beef, browned with taco seasoning, Iceberg lettuce, shredded. Scaled for 1 pan.

1 panCast Iron Pan10"Taco bean spread

Build each pan

After the dough is shaped

1pan

Skillet size

base

Taco bean spread

⅔ cup150 g

Cheese

Sharp cheddar

about 3 oz, grated (¾ cup)80 g

Cheese

Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella

about 3 oz, grated (¾ cup)80 g

Toppings

Ground beef, browned with taco seasoning

about 4 oz raw120 g

Finishing

Iceberg lettuce, shredded

1 cup40 g

Tomato, diced

1 small tomato60 g

Nacho cheese Doritos, lightly crushed

a big handful25 g

Sour cream or taco sauce (drizzle)

1½ Tbsp20 g

Make the base

Scaled for 1 pan · 1 can · Base recipe →

Warm everything in a small pan, stirring, until it's smooth and spreadable, about 3 min. Add a little more water if it's too stiff to spread over raw dough without tearing it. Let it cool a little before using. Keeps 4 days in the fridge.

Refried beans (16 oz can)

1 can (16 oz)450 g

Taco sauce or smooth salsa

½ cup120 g

Taco seasoning

1 tbsp8 g

Water

2 tbsp30 g

Put it together

Once the sauce is made, for each pan

BeforeSpread the bean mixture over the dough, leaving a thin bare edge.
BeforeScatter the taco beef, then both cheeses, pushing some cheese to the skillet wall.
AfterFree the rim, then pile on the lettuce, tomato and crushed chips and drizzle with sour cream or taco sauce.

Shopping list

For 1 pan

Refried beans450 g

Taco sauce or smooth salsa120 g

Taco seasoning8 g

Water30 g

Sharp cheddar80 g

Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella80 g

Ground beef, browned with taco seasoning120 g

Iceberg lettuce, shredded40 g

Tomato, diced60 g

Nacho cheese Doritos, lightly crushed25 g

Sour cream or taco sauce20 g

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