Taco Pizza Pie

Taco Pizza Pie is just what you need for celebrating Pi Day. I dare you not to eat 3.14159 pieces!

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Are you aware of Pi Day? If you’ve been hanging around My Baking Addiction for a while, you know that I used to be a teacher.

And we teachers will do just about anything to make kids get excited about subjects they might initially groan at, like mathematics.

So we tried to make a big deal out of Pi Day. We did projects around Archimedes (the fella that supposedly first calculated pi), and of course, we’d have big ol’ potlucks with every kind of pi(e) imaginable.

After all, pi is a mathematical constant – circles are always just a little bit more than 3 times their own width around. You know what else is round? Pie.

You may not know this, but my birthday is 3.13. Just one day later, 3.14, is celebrated internationally as Pi Day.

And I, for one, can wait an extra day to celebrate my birthday if it means I’m eating all kinds of pie. Especially pizza pie.

It’s no secret that I love tacos too. I mean, I’m a simple girl. Tacos, pie and pizza? They’re my jam. So let’s combine ’em and celebrate Pi Day together, shall we?

I whipped up this Taco Pizza Pie using a simple 30 Minute Pizza Crust. The super secret to excellent pizza dough in half an hour? Fleischmann’s® Rapid Rise™ Yeast.

Perfect flavor, perfect rise, and a crust that bakes up crisp and chewy, exactly like the Italians intended.

If Archimedes were around to see the celebrations that surround his discovery, I’m not sure what he’d think; except maybe that we have some delicious food here in the 21st century.

So now that we’ve got the perfect base, let’s talk toppings. Instead of tomato sauce, we used our favorite salsa. Just enough to create a thin base on the dough.

Then, we layered on the taco meat, with onions cooked right in. Smokey, spicy, and saucy too.

Next comes the cheddar cheese. I prefer sharp cheddar, but feel free to use whatever cheese floats your boat, from cotija to colby jack.

Bake it up until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is nice and melty.

Now come the fresh toppings. You may already know that Eric and I aren’t really fresh tomato people. However, I happened to have a couple hanging out on the counter from our produce delivery service, so I went all in and added some on top. And I’ll have to admit, I was a fan.

We went with fresh, crisp lettuce and drizzles of sour cream. A sprinkling of freshly chopped cilantro, a little corn, and you are in Taco Pizza Pie BUSINESS.

This is probably, as my friend James would say, a KFJ – or “knife and fork job”, rather than a pick up and nosh kinda pizza slice.

But it is OH so worth it. The yeasty pizza dough that rose up in just 30 minutes (thanks, Fleischmann’s!), and all the things you love about a taco, on one delectable pizza slice. Make an extra pie to share the infinite tastiness that is this Taco Pizza Pie recipe with friends and family.

Happy Pi Day, indeed!

If you’re looking for more delicious pizza recipes to celebrate Pi Day, be sure to check out the One-Dish Greek Pizza and these adorable Mini Pizzas. For more ground beef recipes, try these Maid Rite sandwiches!

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Taco Pizza Pie

By: Jamie

4.20 from 5 ratings

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 15 minutes mins

Total: 30 minutes mins

Servings: 8 -10 servings

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Taco Pizza Pie is just what you need for celebrating Pi Day. I dare you not to eat 3.14159 pieces!

Ingredients

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For the Crust:

• ▢ 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 envelope Fleischmann's® RapidRise™ Yeast
• ▢ 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ⅔ cup very warm water 120° to 130°F*
• ▢ 3 tablespoons oil

For the Toppings:

• ▢ ½ pound ground beef
• ▢ ¼ cup diced onions
• ▢ 1 tablespoon homemade taco seasoning
• ▢ ¼ cup water
• ▢ ⅓ cup salsa
• ▢ 2 cups shredded cheese
• ▢ ¾ cup shredded romaine
• ▢ 1 small tomato diced
• ▢ ½ cup corn
• ▢ 1 jalapeno seeded and diced
• ▢ fresh cilantro
• ▢ sour cream

Instructions 

• In a large saucepan, over medium heat, cook the ground beef and onions until the beef is no longer pink; drain. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes and then set it aside.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute.
• Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Pat dough with floured hands to fill greased pizza pan or baking sheet. OR roll dough on a floured counter to 12-inch circle; place in greased pizza pan or baking sheet. Form a rim by pinching the edge of the dough.
• Spread with salsa. Top with cooked ground beef and cheese.
• Bake on lowest oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and crust is browned.
• Layer on the remaining ingredients and you’re good to go!

Notes

• *If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
• **To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you. Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of dough.

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