About
A wonderful Tex-Mex experience can come in many forms, but rarely in forms quite as tasty as this! Mexican Flatbread Pizza starts with a buttery biscuit crust and then brings the layers of borderlands flavors — refried beans, vibrant salsa, juicy beef, and melty cheese! Top it with pico de gallo and some fragrant cilantro and you have the literal recipe for flavor success! Mexican Flatbread Pizza is a new way to do Taco Tuesday and Pizza Night simultaneously!
Ingredients
- For the flatbreads:
- flour, to taste, for dusting a work surface
- 1 (16.3-ounce) can large biscuits, not flaky
- olive oil, to taste
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can refried beans
- 3 tablespoons prepared salsa
- 2 cups ground beef, cooked and crumbled
- 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
- Optional, for serving:
- pico de gallo, to taste
- iceberg lettuce, to taste, shredded
- 5 tablespoons sour cream
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 -Using the flour, dust a work surface.
Step 3 -Unwrap the biscuits and separate them.
Step 4 -On the prepared work surface, roll out the biscuits until they are very flat.
Step 5 -Lightly brush the rolled-out biscuits with the olive oil.
Step 6 -Transfer the biscuits to a baking sheet in a single layer.
Step 7 -Bake the biscuits until they start to turn golden, about 8 minutes.
Step 8 -Transfer the biscuits from the oven and set them aside.
Step 9 -In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the refried beans and the salsa and cook, while stirring, until combined and warmed, about 5 minutes.
Step 10 -In a microwave safe bowl, add the ground beef and heat it in the microwave until heated through.
Step 11 -Spread the refried bean mixture evenly over the top of each of the biscuits.
Step 12 -Evenly top each of the biscuits with the ground beef and the cheddar cheese.
Step 13 -Transfer the biscuits to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.
Step 14 -Transfer the flatbreads from the oven and top them with the pico de gallo and the lettuce.
Step 15 -Add the sour cream to the top of each of the flatbreads.
Step 16 -Serve garnished with the cilantro.
