Tater Tot Taco Pizza is a mouthwatering combo of two of your favorite eats: tacos and pizza! The tater tot crust makes this dinner recipe even more fun.
There is a pizza shop in our area that makes some fun versions of the classic pizza and one of them in a Taco Pizza.
I already have a Taco Pizza recipe on my website but I wanted to make another version with a yummy twist. Instead of the traditional pizza crust, I made a tater tot crust for this Tater Tot Taco Pizza!
How To Make Tater Tot Taco Pizza
Step One: Tater Tots
Cover the bottom and sides of a greased 12-inch cast iron skillet or oven-safe pan with tater tot crowns (these are the round, flat tater tots) Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes.
Step Two: Toppings
While the tater tots are baking, brown the ground beef and drain the fat. Add water, diced tomatoes, taco seasoning, and minced onion. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes, until thickened.
Remove the tater tots from the oven and flatten them with a spatula. Top with one cup of shredded cheese and the taco meat mixture.
Drizzle with taco sauce. Finish it off with another cup of shredded cheese. Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes at 425°F.
Step Three: Garnish
Remove from the oven and top with shredded lettuce, crushed Doritos or tortilla chips, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheese.
This delicious Tater Tot Taco Pizza can easily be customized to include all of your favorite taco add-ins from black beans and peppers to sour cream and cilantro.
Tater Tot Taco Pizza Recipe FAQs
1. Can this be made in a 9×13″ pan instead? Yes, you can make it in a 9×13″ pan but keep in mind that you will probably need more ingredients to cover the pan.
2. Would this work on a cookie sheet? If you want to go the cookie sheet route, I would suggest using one with sides since this recipe is a kind of greasy and you don’t want the grease to run off of the pan into your oven.
3. Can I use regular tater tots instead of the crownies? Yes, it will just be a bit more bumpy.
4. Can I use hashbrowns instead of tater tots? If you mean hashbrown patties or rectangles, those would work. As far as shredded hashbrowns go, they would probably work for the bottom but wouldn’t be very crispy.
5. Do I have to use a cast iron pan? No, I used mine to help get the tater tots crispy, but you can use another casserole dish of your choice.
Tater Tot Taco Pizza
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Ingredients
- 30 oz bag tater tot crowns
- 1 lb ground beef
- ¾ cup water
- ⅓ cup diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon taco seasoning 1 packet
- 1 tablespoon minced onion
- 2 cups shredded cheese divided
- 2 tablespoon taco sauce
Toppings:
- ½ cup shredded lettuce
- ½ cup crushed Doritos or tortilla chips
- ⅓ cup diced tomatoes
- ¼ cup shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Cover the bottom and sides of a greased 12-inch cast iron skillet or oven-safe pan with tater tot crowns.
- Bake at 425° for 15 minutes.
- While the tater tots are baking, brown the ground beef and drain the fat. Add water, diced tomatoes, taco seasoning, and minced onion. Stir and cook for 3-4 minutes, until thickened.
- Remove the tater tots from the oven and flatten them with a spatula.
- Top with one cup of shredded cheese and the taco meat mixture. Drizzle with taco sauce. Finish it off with another cup of shredded cheese.
- Bake for an additional 10-15 minutes at 425°F.
- Remove from the oven and top with shredded lettuce, crushed Doritos or tortilla chips, diced tomatoes, and shredded cheese.
Marybeth says
You say a 30 ounce bag and you only use one layer of the rounds, but there is no way 30 ounces fit in the cast iron skillet. And the “crust” is very thin and there’s nothing to it. Maybe next time I would make a double layer on the bottom. That might use 30 ounces.
Tonia says
Yes, it is a thin crust. I think we had some leftovers in the bag, but a smaller bag wouldn’t have enough. A double layer would be delicious! I’ll have to give that a try. You could even put cheese between the layers! Another idea for a thicker crust would be to use full-size tater tots.