Vegan Mexican Pizza (Taco Bell Copycat)
Servings: 4
This vegan Mexican pizza is the drive-thru classic, made better at home: crisp baked tortillas, seasoned refried and black beans, melty vegan cheddar and a generous pour of Taco Bell hot sauce. Ready in 35 minutes, no fake meat required.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons avocado oil
- ¼ yellow onion chopped
- 1 jalapeño chopped
- 1 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 cup refried beans
- ½ cup black beans
- 4 flour tortillas
- ⅛ cup Taco Bell Hot Sauce
Toppings
- 1 cups vegan shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup tomatoes chopped
- 2 tablespoons green onions sliced
- 2 tablespoons sliced black olives
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon avocado oil. Sauté onion and jalapeño for 5 minutes, until soft and golden.
- Stir in taco seasoning, refried beans and black beans. Mash the black beans lightly with the back of a spoon, leaving some whole. If the mixture is stiff, add water a tablespoon at a time until creamy and spreadable. Remove from heat.
- Brush both sides of each tortilla lightly with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Arrange 4 tortillas per sheet in a single layer (if doubling the recipe, bake in batches). Bake 5 minutes, flip, and bake 3 more minutes, until golden and crisp. Remove from oven.
- Spread the refried bean mixture on the tops of half of the baked tortilla shells. Place the remaining plain tortilla shells on top of the beans. Each one be tortilla shell, refried beans then tortilla shell.
- Layer hot sauce, cheese, tomatoes, green onions and olives over the top shells.
- Bake 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted (time varies by brand of vegan cheese). Cut each pizza into 4 wedges and serve immediately.
Notes
- Corn tortillas make this gluten-free; they bake up crisp like tostadas.
- Oil-free: bake the tortillas dry and water-sauté the onion.
- Swap the hot sauce for red enchilada sauce for a milder, closer-to-Taco-Bell flavor.
- For a meatier bite, add Walnut Taco Meat on top of the beans before the second shell.
- Serve with Cashew Cream or Vegan Avocado Crema for dipping.
- Regular refried beans work; expect roughly 500 mg more sodium per pizza.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slices, Calories: 297kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 1159mg, Potassium: 197mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 361IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 98mg, Iron: 3mg
