Texican Pizza

Fast food does not have to be from a drive thru window. A little proper preparation in the kitchen and lunch is served. If you do not want to fry tortillas, use tostadas or brush tortillas with oil and bake until crispy. For a healthy bent try shredded napa cabbage instead of lettuce and add diced black olives. Making Tex-Mex style meals can be fun, real food.

• 1 ½ #lbs ground beef or ground turkey
• 3 Tablespoons home made taco seasoning
• 1 small onion diced
• 1/4 cup water or broth
• coconut oil, for frying
• 12 corn tortillas or Flour tortillas
• 16 oz. can re-fried beans
• 3/4 cup picante salsa
• 1 cup lettuce shredded
• taco sauce for serving
• sour cream
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1 1/2 cups taco blend cheese (mild cheddar and Monterrey jack)
• 1/2 c. green onion, diced

1. Preheat oven to 400° degrees.
2. Brown ground beef and diced onion in skillet over medium-high until no longer pink, drain.
3. Add taco seasoning and water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3-5 minutes.
4. Heat vegetable oil in large pot over medium-high until it sizzles when a droplet of water is added.
5. Fry tortillas, one at a time, for 30 seconds on each side, then drain on a paper-towel lined plate, keeping them as flat as possible.
6. On baking sheets, spread 6 tortillas with 2-3 tablespoons of refried beans, then top with 1/4 c. seasoned beef.
7. Cover each with another tortilla. Spread each top with 2 tablespoons of salsa and 2 tablespoons of diced tomato.
8. Sprinkle with taco cheese and green onion. Bake for 6-8 minutes and serve with taco sauce, lettuce shredded and sour cream.