"Taco" "Pizza"

I love 'quick and easy' recipes like this one that are basically exactly as quick and easy as their counterparts, but someone really wants you to make this thing instead. This time someone had the genius idea to combine tacos and pizza, although the end result is nowhere near as good as either of those things. However, pre-teens will eat pretty much anything, and since I'm tired of spending money on crappy Domino's every time my kid has her pals over, I decided I'd give it a shot. Hey, it has 'pizza' in the name, and actually has vegetables on it.

https://livingwellmom.com/taco-pizza-recipe/

The recipe that I used called for a cream cheese base to be spread over the cooked dough, but I think

cream cheese is tragically overused and the kid hates it, so we unanimously decided to scrap it. But then I was worried about picking up a slice and all the toppings sliding straight off, and I didn't want to use 523 lbs of shredded cheddar, so I slyly used refried beans. I say slyly because most children hate them on their own, but in dips and stuff they can't often detect them. I usually make my own from pintos, but I've also got a really good local canned variety that doesn't have all kinds of weird crap in it, so I just used that. I made sure to warm them up first so they were nice and spreadable (I used a frosting spatula, it worked GREAT).

The recipe also called for this dish to be served cold. I don't know about you, but I'm not a huge fan of cold taco meat. I mean, I get it, and yes, it was a hot day and everything, but I just couldn't. So I cooked the dough, heated the beans, re-heated the meat when I was ready to assemble, and then after I sprinkled on the cheese I crammed it under the broiler also. You can't have 'pizza' without melty cheese, c'mon.

I knew that not all of them would like sour cream, but I was in a piping mood and they have this secret club (Sho) and they're all into this Warrior Cats thing, so I thought it would be fun to jazz it up a little. It totally worked, there were cute little gasps all around when they saw it. For grownups I'd pipe the sour cream all pretty around the edges, or in some obnoxious design in the middle. But I'd never server this to grownups.
Mmmm, black olives.


It wasn't terrible, but as my dad said, 'The crust is thick and weird' (because it's gross canned crescent rolls, of course it is). And it's REALLY filling. I accidentally told the kid I'd used beans after she ate two pieces and then she refused to eat any more, so I threw a lot away. That should answer your question as to whether I'd make it again.