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Taco Pizza Recipe Biography

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I make no secret about the fact that my memories of California Pizza Kitchen run deep. When I went to college in Los Angeles in the eighties, CPK was a relatively new joint with only a couple of locations…and boy, was it a treat. I wound up having a years-long love affair with CPK, heading to the Beverly Center location with my friends whenever we had a hankering for specialty pizza or celebrity sightings. I think we saw Emilio there once.
Or maybe it was Judd.
Or maybe it was Anthony Michael.
Can’t remember.
I’ve made CPK’s BBQ Chicken Pizza here.
A couple of nights ago, I whipped up a version of their taco salad-style pizza. I don’t remember exactly what it had on it, and in what order…but this turned out to be pretty close.

Start with basic pizza crust. I won’t take you through each step of the process here, but you can see the step-by-step photos in the BBQ Chicken Pizza link above, or you can print out the recipe here:
Basic Pizza Crust – Printable Recipe
Once the pizza crust has risen and you’re ready to go…

Crack open a can of black beans.

Dump them in a saucepan over medium-low heat…

Then throw in some taco seasoning. You can use a storebought mix, or you can just add some cumin, chili powder, garlic powder…whatever peps up the beans a little bit.

After the beans have heated up, mash them with a potato masher.

Smush ‘em up until they’re pretty smooth but still have plenty of bean texture. Reduce heat to low and let them continue to cook for ten minutes or so, stirring occasionally, until the excess moisture cooks out of them and they resemble the texture of refried beans. Set ‘em aside for now.

Next, grab some corn tortillas.

Cut them into thin strips.

0Heat some canola oil over medium heat, and fry the tortilla strips in batches for about 30 to 45 seconds per batch–just until they’re crisp.

Remove them to a paper towel-lined plate and set ‘em aside.

Next, grate up some sharp cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese. Grate it yourself! Things–well, the pizza anyway–will turn out better for you.

Also, lop the end off of a head of green leaf lettuce.

Slice it thinly…

Until you have a nice, big pile.

Lop the tops off of a couple of ripe tomatoes…

Turn them over and cut them in half…

Lay each half on its side and make vertical slices…

Then slice in the other direction to dice.

Yum.

Finally, mix up some sour cream and hot sauce (I used Cholula.)

Stir to combine, adding enough hot sauce to make the mixture relatively pourable (or, more accurately, drizzle-able.)

The pizza dough’s ready! Preheat the oven to 500 degrees, putting one of the oven racks as far toward the bottom of the oven as you can.

Drizzle olive oil on a large baking sheet and spread it out with your hands.

Remove HALF the dough from the bowl (the pizza crust recipe makes two crusts; put the remaining dough in a plastic bag and you can use it later) and use your hands to form it and stretch it into whatever weird shape you want. Just press with your fingers to get the dough pretty thin.

Begin with a generous layer of mashed black beans…

Followed by a layer of grated cheese.

Put the pizza in the oven for 9 to 12 minutes, turning on the light from time to time to make sure the crust isn’t burning. And we put the pizza toward the bottom of the oven because we want the crust to bake and get a little crisp before the cheese on top burns, by the way. Just keep an eye on it!

While the pizza is baking, decide you’re starving. Heat up a corn tortilla in the microwave for approximately seventeen seconds, then add beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and cilantro.

Close the tortilla. Stuff it in your mouth. Repeat as needed, then wonder why you just did that when you have pizza in the oven that will be ready in less than ten minutes. Become filled with self-loathing. Then eat another taco.

The pizza’s done! I could have let it bake a minute or two less, but I was too busy snacking.
I’m always too busy snacking. I’ve missed many important events in my life because I’ve been too busy snacking.
But it’s all been worth it.
Except for the love handles.

Immediately pile on the lettuce.

Really go for it!

And tomatoes.

Don’t skimp!

A buncha cilantro.

Magical.

put the sour cream mixture in a pastry bag…

then drizzled it to and fro across the pizza.

This little dressing step isn’t totally necessary; it’s just a little touch.

the whole thing with a layer of tortilla strips, crushing them slightly as you sprinkle them over the top. Cut the pizza into squares and serve with a good salsa on the side.
Delicious!