Many moons ago, when I was in high school I worked at Pizza hut and loved their taco pizza. They don't make it anymore, but I recently craved it and needed to recreate it!

Pizza Hut Retro Taco Pizza

Origin: Pizza Hut & My Kitchen
Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Actual Cooking Time: Less than 15 minutes
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg Taco seasoning mix
  • 1 Head lettuce, shredded
  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 1 Tomatoes, diced
  • 1 Small onions, diced
  • 1-2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 14 Inches pizza dough
  • 1 Tbsp bacon grease, lard or butter (bacon grease is the best for flavor)
  • 16 ounces Refried beans
  • 1 Tbsp cumin**
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Preparation
1. Prepare pizza dough and press out on a pizza pan.
2. Brown 1 lb of ground beef with one package of taco seasoning mix. Don't add water. Drain ground beef and set aside to cool.
3. Melt down bacon grease, add the refried beans, cumin, salt and garlic powder.Warm and add water as needed to make the beans spreadable like a sauce.
4. Spread the beans on the pizza dough evenly. Top with the ground beef. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the cheese over beef and beans.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until dough is golden and the toppings are hot.
6. Immediately cut the pizza into slices, leaving the slices in the pan.
7. Spread the lettuce over the top, sprinkle with tomatoes, onions, and the rest of the cheese.

Cook's Notes
I only actually put taco meat on half of the pizza. I prefer it meatless. You can top this pizza with sour cream and salsa.

**A commenter mentioned this might be too much cumin.  I like it with this much but you may want to try less.