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Mexican Fiestada for School Lunch

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30 min

Mexican Fiestada for School Lunch

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Time

30 min

Serving

4 persons

Calories

511

Rating

4.00★ (8)

Author: Victoria Buriak
This Mexican-inspired fiestada pizza is great for a back-to-school lunch.

Ingredients

  • ounces ground beef: 8 piece
  • dry taco seasoning mix: 1 pack (1.25 ounce pack)
  • prepared pizza dough: 1 pack (14 ounce pack, or as needed)
  • pizza sauce: 0.5 cup
  • ground cumin: 0.25 tsp
  • pinch salt: 1 piece
  • ¼ cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese: 1 piece

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  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
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  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.
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  3. Divide pizza dough in half. Flatten each half into a thin crust and place onto a nonstick baking sheet.
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  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 3 minutes.
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  5. While the crusts are baking, mix pizza sauce, cumin, and salt together in a bowl.
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  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.
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