Mexican Fiestada for School Lunch

This fiestada pizza recipe makes two small Mexican-inspired pizzas topped with ground beef, Cheddar, and tomato sauce. Perfect for lunch or a snack!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 511 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 (1.25 ounce) package dry taco seasoning mix
• 1 cup ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) package prepared pizza dough, or as needed
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.5 cup pizza sauce
• 1.25 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and taco seasoning; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.

Step 3

Divide pizza dough in half. Flatten each half into a thin crust and place onto a nonstick baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes.

Step 5

While the crusts are baking, mix pizza sauce, cumin, and salt together in a bowl.

Step 6

Remove crusts from the oven and spread 1/2 of the sauce mixture over each one. Sprinkle beef and Cheddar evenly over top. Return to the oven and bake until cheese is melted and the crusts are crunchy, 10 to 12 minutes.