I will be Honest to Say Taco Bell is Not Mexican Food. I do use Their regular ingredients for additions, but they are Way cheaper than just Doing it Yourself. Bottom line it's for Lazy people who don't want to Bother in the Kitchen. My best takeaway was Cowboy Kent adding Butter, with Sour Cream and a little Taco seasoning to the can of Refried beans...👍 I will definitely be trying that simple mix.!!!
YOU are also a national treasure. The greatest treasure of our nation is our fellow citizens, and their freedom to live, make, and express their God given creativity
The consideration Kent shows to Taco Bell franchisers is impressive. He takes the high road. His tribute to our veterans has always hit me in "my feels". This couple is my favorite daily dose of happy.
One of my favourite parts of the channel is the way Kent treats the people at those fast food places. Always a perfect gentleman. "You may know the character of any man by the manner in which he treats those who can do nothing for him."
I’m about to go into Taco Bell-esque mode. Thanks for the idea. Your Mexican Pizza looks awesome. I love how much care you show for other Americans. You are such a delightful person to have found on here. Your wife must be mega proud!
Haha, thanks! She’s in heaven now, but she was an angel in my life. I love to see pretty kitty faces in people’s pictures. They’re the most innocent little precious things ever. Your kitty looks like a little person of great honor. I like how it looks up like it’s ready to fill your heart with love no matter what!
Here in Mexico we do have a "Mexican pizza" variation/especialty, which actually has very similar ingredients: a bean sauce instead of tomato, cheese, Mexican chorizo, pickled jalapeños and bacon, more or less depending on the region3
alright, my friend. you've got yourself a new subscriber. I'm a born and bred "city gal", as the country guys i pal around with like to remind me, but i love the way you speak, the way you approach things, the things you teach us -- and most of all, i love your attitude. I cant wait to try this at home!
I never would’ve thought to dust the flour tortillas with masa prior to frying. Thanks Mr Rollins & Shan and all the supporting doggies for that idea. Love your channel. Fan for life. 👍
Holy moly that version of the taco bell pizza that you made kent looked absolutely scrumptious and the maj popping his head up at the beginning of the video to say hi was sweet and funny. Enjoy the rest of your week guys ❤️🙏
Years ago we accidentally discovered how to precisely duplicate the taste of Taco Bell taco meat. Brown your ground beef with some onion, pepper, chili powder, whatever. When it’s done, dump it in a food processor and grind it into a paste. Instant fast food taste! I guess it’s the fats distributed through the mix, but a few seconds of processing completely alters the flavor.
I love me some Mexican Pizza, Homemade Style! I've got some Fajitas, Rice and Refried Beans with Pico de Gallo for my lunch Today! I'm sitting here in my Easy Chair enjoying watching y'all... Thank You Kent, Shannon, & Pups! God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸😁
I just made this again for my daughters, one of whom is a senior food scientist for a major flavors company. She gave it a 10 out of 10 and wouldn’t change a thing. It’s not that she is my daughter and doesn’t want to hurt my feelings. If she didn’t like it, she would hit me squarely between the eyes. Both of them really enjoyed the recipe. Thanks!
TB has been shrinking their portions for years now. The Mexican Pizza really did used to be awesome, but they started lowering the quality, then took it off the menu and only recently brought it back, but it's in the form you found it. They did the same thing with the Enchirito also.
I am one of those people who have suggested this video. Thank You!!! I have been waiting and waiting LOL Oh yes, I'm gonna make one or 12 of those. LOL Thanks Ken and Shan !!!
I think I'm in love with you and that Taco pizza you just made!!! lol...OMG that looks delicious!! I am for sure makin that sometime soon!! Thanks Kent for your great channel!! 🥰🙃
I had a Mexican pizza at a Mexican restaurant and it was awesome 👍. It made two meals, and I had Mexican pizza for breakfast. Thank You for showing me how to make them.
I made this for my family this weekend and even my Texan wife raised an eyebrow in respect at how good this came out. Wow! Every element was individually like a better version of the Taco Bell ingredient, whether it was the tortillas or beans or sauce or meat.
Please Please Please make the "Southwestern Eggrolls" from "Chili's"...I can't be the only one that loves those. Excellent video by the way, can't wait to recreate it!
Yes!!! So Much Better! And the Flavor will be amazing when I make this over the weekend! I just love your recipes! This one is so dang simple . Those TB pizzas are so over priced! I remember when they also had chopped green onions on top.thank you so much!!
Long time watcher- first time commentator. You are the most genuine and inspiring soul. As a retired Marine I appreciate all you do to help feed folks.
The trick to refried beans in a can (or any solid stuff in a can like cranberry sauce or dog food) is to open one end and then use the thing on the other end of a bottle opener (the pointy part that you would use to open a tomato juice or something similar can with). That lets air in behind and it just slides out. You can also just open both ends and use the bottom to push out the top.
I actually like the crispier tortillas. I made them with the packaged flour tortillas and they were just too thick and not crispy enough for me. To me the crisp is what sets itself apart. So to try and get a crispier flour tortilla, I ended up buying the raw store bought flour tortillas and just rolled them a little thinner and fried that and they came out great. Have also made them with homemade flour tortillas rolled nice and thin, and that gave me a good crispy tortilla too. Nice video! I do agree with you on the size needing to be bigger. =) Thanks for sharing
My wife loves the Mexican pizza from Taco Bell, but she loved this recipe more. I made a couple of changes. I got a can of Rotel tomatoes and used some of the juice in the beans and did a layer of the tomatoes before adding the cheese on top. I also used sliced black olives and some fresh cilantro . The sour cream and butter made a big difference in the beans. One pizza was very filling.
That thing taco bell call maxican pizza same as the hard shell tacos and all they sell is a tex-mex contracción, in México we don't eat that, however yours looks so good and will try to make it.
I make a breakfast version of this dish but on top I put scrambled eggs, crumbled chorizo, three blend cheese, Jalapeño or Green Chiles and if I'm in the mood some fresh home made Pico De Gallo if not just regular Medium or Hot Salsa. I also put cheese on the refried beans between the tortillas.
This is homemade. Of course it will be better than anything from a fast food place. Kent adds love to his recipes, just like your mom would. Taco Bell in the past was better. Something has changed. Maybe cheaper ingredients. It does not taste like it did. They could learn a thing or two from cowboy Kent Rollins. I will be trying this recipe for sure.
Your mexican pie and frito pie looks absolutely delicious I can’t wait to try it. Thank you Kent and Shannon for all you do, I do wish I lived close by so I could watch and help you cook Kent, your food always looks delicious!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Sir, I'm in tears for watching this video. This is one of my favorite dishes that you have improved. Oh I can't wait to make this dinner. Thanks for a great video.
Tried it yesterday. I love Taco Bell mexican pizzas, but this recipes is next level. Dusting the tortilla with Maseca is genius and adds so much flavor and crunch.
Great work. This is my favorite menu item and I'm glad that you tackled the issue. It once had black olives and green onions. Now it's just tomatoes and cheese.
Being a former TB employee (from 1994-96 I have made my fair share of Mexican pizzas! I'm embarrassed for TB and what they served you! But my friend you definitely showed them up with your pizza! I was salivating watching you cook haha
Im a real Mexican and i have no problem in saying: this man improves any Mexican dish he cooks. Im sharing this video to my wife, i hope she makes me this dish instead a sandwitch😅
I've never worked fast food Kent, but I appreciate you not trashing them. You're making an upscale version of what they do with great ingredients and all the time you want to take . You mention it. They work fast and hard for low pay with the ingredients they have. Certainly, some of them don't want to be there, but they are. Good folks, feeding America and they don't get the love they deserve. Thank you Kent Rollins!
Just made this and it was so good! My hubby really liked it. I didn't have any of that corn masa so I sprinkled jiffy mix cornbread on the tortillas, gave them a sweet flavor. Thanks for this fabulous recipe! ❤
You’ve definitely made some good looking tasty food there. I’ve eaten a lot of those Mexican pizzas and for those folks that don’t know, the Mexican pizza was discoed for a while. They brought it back recently and it was never quite the same as it was before. They’re now smaller, and they have less fillings, and they are very expensive for what you’re getting. … However, I really do like their light and flaky flour tortilla shell. The pizza tomato sauce is good enough for mild tastes and it’s not intended to be too spicy. The taco sauce that they carry in the little packets is pretty much the same as it’s always been, except the “Diablo“ flavor is the hottest one. You should try that the next time you go and ask for Diablo packets. Because, it’s very good and hot. … Now, Mr. Rollins, you may want to go down to Jack In The Box and get some of their 2 for a dollar tacos and smother it with the taco sauce that they have in the little packets. That taco sauce is my favorite. I wish they bottled it. …Your next video?
As a Taco Bell fan, I can attest to this. The Mexican pizza 2.0 is not as good as the original. Also @Deanna Walsh They do bottle all of their sauces, including the Diablo (though I've found it to be the hardest to find in the wild. Target online got ya covered for $1.99). I keep a Fire on deck at all times when I need me a mild hot sauce and I'm not looking to go for one of my "regret level" ghost pepper hot sauces. Also, they bottle all of their cream based sauces, too, like the Baja and the Chipotle. I highly recommend those on pretty much any home tex mex.
My hat is off to you and your wife for all the outdoor cooking you bring to all of us. We live in Oregon at the end of the trail and we cook outdoors all the time. Elk, deer and fish is on our menue most often in our own outdoor kitchen. I use my grandmothers cast iron in many of our events events and the smokehouse is over 100 years old. Again, thank you for all you folks do to promote the old ways. Ken
I don't know if it was mentioned before, but my youngest son taught me a trick about getting the refried beans out of the can- poke a hole in the bottom of the can, it breaks the 'vacuum' and they slide right out. This recipe was awesome, as are all of the ones I tried. Thank you for your spin on this!
I made these for my family last night. They were a hit. The only change I made is that I used ground bison as I found some on discount at the store. Love the recipes.
I made them with ground chicken tonight rather than ground beef, because my kids like chicken better. It was actually pretty good. There is so much flavor in the recipe that the difference between beef and chicken is pretty minimal. I made the ground beef version a couple of days ago. Both are amazing. I had a little trouble getting the corn masa to stick to the flour tortillas so I rubbed a little peanut oil on the tortillas before adding the corn masa and it helped a lot. Another home run by Kent and Shannon!
I've never tried to recreate the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza, so I learned a lot from this video such as the tortilla part. And how to make those canned refried beans better if I don't have time to turn Kent's charro beans into refried beans. But I want to contribute something. First, the "red sauce" on top of the mexican pizza is the same they put in their bean burritos. This is 100% different than what comes in the packets. All it is is red enchilada sauce. Use it where Taco Bell puts their "red sauce". Second, I have spent a lot of time and have perfected a Taco Bell taco meat recipe. Here it is. For 1lb of ground meat: 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp paprika 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup water Brown the meat. Add all the dry powders and water. Mix well, bring to boil, then simmer until most of the liquid evaporates off. Not too dry, though (refer to taco bell tacos for consitency). If you want to get fancy and make it "better", then use real onion instead of powdered, and consider adding a touch of coriander and Mexican oregano. Last note: if you want to go old school Mexican Pizza, Taco Bell used to put sliced black olives, chopped green onions, and a dollop of sour cream on top.
I have eaten Mexican pizzas for 55+ years. I brown ground beef with all the seasonings, Warm a can of refried beans. I warm a flour tortilla, then spread beans and add meat, sprinkle as much shredded cheddar to your liking, then put in oven or microwave until cheese is melted. Add onion, tomato, lettuce or any topping you would wantl. Add salsa (I love the very warm salsa) Then we enjoy We don't care for the crunchy tortilla. I really enjoy watching your show from East Texas
They took that off the menu years ago and brought it back. That used to have green onions, olives and sour cream on it, but they got rid of that stuff. Cheap bastards. Corn tostada shells not flour. I won't eat taco bell anymore so I don't know what the heck they have now. I just know that they used to really deck that thing out. Cost like 2 bucks. I think its more like 5 bucks with less stuff on it.
#1. You can get the big 12 inch tortillas at Walmart. #2. You don't have to fry the tortillas in oil to make them crisp. Using a microwave and a stick of butter (rub on the tortilla both sides after warm then cook till browned) does a better job and is tastier. #3. Use Chiletepins (official Texas state chili pepper) in sauce for "clean" heat (none of the overwhelming taste of chlorophyl like habanero peppers)
33 years ago I used to work for Taco Bell when I was pregnant with my daughter. And it used to be really really good Mexican pizza that black olives on it Some lettuce on the top but they put less and less in it. They used to go to the edges. They don't do that no more and they used to use taco seasoning in their meat. They don't do that no more. They don't put black olives on it. They're putting less and less on that Mexican pizza so it's not really a pizzas. Just something warmed up lol. You did a great job. I'm going to try your version because it looks yummy. Great job! Kent, God bless
In our CA area Del Taco competes with Taco Bell. Del Taco wins in most of the menue categories. Not only that, their various "taco sauce" packets are much better too.
I’m finished with supper, and just relaxing for a bit before I go and clean up my mess. Tried to make the taco pizzas, I had to swap out a couple of items I didn’t have. I made a mistake, by mixing up the instructions, I made a mistake in adding the ingredients for the sauce into the bean😢 but it worked out well and was really good. I didn’t have a fresh jalapeño so I used a fire roasted one that was frozen and I covered the top with a generous helping of sliced black olives 🫒 it was delicious. Thank you Mr Kent for your inspiration. I wish I could add a picture here. God’s blessings to you and your family.
One little tip to keeping the tortillas from bubbling up, but staying crispy... Poke holes in it with toothpicks or the tip of a knife. Otherwise Great Video & Recipe 😊
That looks so delicious Kent! I am going to have to try that one. I do love that blue shirt your wearing. Great color. God bless my friend and have a great week! Cheers!
We're like the same person! I was raised on a ranch in noble county, I use cast iron almost daily, I make oklahoma sushi out of smoked salmon, and mexican pizzas!
Damn, I love me some Taco Bell and the Mexican pizza is a favorite for sure. Plenty of people say it's bad food all around, give you the bubble guts (never once happened to me in 36 years), but it's a weekly thing for me. A tip, if you'll allow me: get rid of them nasty canned beans. If you're tryna keep it all at the grocery store, get you some Isadora steam bag beans. They look just like the Uncle Ben's steam bag rice and should be right above the canned beans. I heat them on the stove, personally, but they beat the hide offa them canned catastrophes
Kent, love the cooking. Shannon, your editing skills have improved so much! I love what you’ve done with the production value of the videos. Keep up the great work both of you! God bless you both. 🙏
I haven't had one in years. Your version looks much better. I'm gonna try it your way. We once made a homemade crunch wrap supreme and it was delicious. Your dog is adorable.
Hey Kent & Shan this is a great video. We re-seasoned our cast iron with grapeseed oil and WOW it's much better. Your Mexican Pizza looks awesome!!!!!! God Bless.
You're one of the only RUclipsrs who pull off those fast food remix videos while having nothing but respect for the food and the employees.
Seriously. This cowboy’s WAY better than that guy who calls himself papa 😂
They are all doing a job to feed folks, and I tip my hat to them
@@CapnCody1622 joshua got nothing on cowboy kent, he was so disrespectful
@@CapnCody1622hey Joshua Weissman is also like 40 years younger give him some time
I will be Honest to Say Taco Bell is Not Mexican Food. I do use Their regular ingredients for additions, but they are Way cheaper than just Doing it Yourself. Bottom line it's for Lazy people who don't want to Bother in the Kitchen.
My best takeaway was Cowboy Kent adding Butter, with Sour Cream and a little Taco seasoning to the can of Refried beans...👍 I will definitely be trying that simple mix.!!!
This guy is a national treasure, let's protect him at all costs , 👍🏼
YOU are also a national treasure. The greatest treasure of our nation is our fellow citizens, and their freedom to live, make, and express their God given creativity
Same!
Yeah that's a original comment...
@@jacobshort5378 waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
@@shaneschmidt4310 Don't cry little guy it'll be okay.
The consideration Kent shows to Taco Bell franchisers is impressive. He takes the high road.
His tribute to our veterans has always hit me in "my feels". This couple is my favorite daily dose of happy.
One of my favourite parts of the channel is the way Kent treats the people at those fast food places. Always a perfect gentleman.
"You may know the character of any man by the manner in which he treats those who can do nothing for him."
I just love this as a Hispanic American serving in our US Army, from Silver City NM. Thank you so much for what you create!!! Delicious!
thank you for your courageous service
much respect and honor to you
I’m about to go into Taco Bell-esque mode. Thanks for the idea. Your Mexican Pizza looks awesome. I love how much care you show for other Americans. You are such a delightful person to have found on here. Your wife must be mega proud!
Thanks so much, we love what we do and appreciate you watching
Haha, thanks! She’s in heaven now, but she was an angel in my life. I love to see pretty kitty faces in people’s pictures. They’re the most innocent little precious things ever. Your kitty looks like a little person of great honor. I like how it looks up like it’s ready to fill your heart with love no matter what!
Here in Mexico we do have a "Mexican pizza" variation/especialty, which actually has very similar ingredients: a bean sauce instead of tomato, cheese, Mexican chorizo, pickled jalapeños and bacon, more or less depending on the region3
This is my wife’s favorite thing from there… can’t wait to make it for her now!
Hope yall enjoy
Western Wisconsin Reporting in! We got ya Kent!
And, then, after a great video presentation, the out-takes at the end are like the dessert after the entree! Thanks again! 🙏🙏
You are very welcome
alright, my friend. you've got yourself a new subscriber. I'm a born and bred "city gal", as the country guys i pal around with like to remind me, but i love the way you speak, the way you approach things, the things you teach us -- and most of all, i love your attitude. I cant wait to try this at home!
Thanks for the sub! and we hope you enjoy
Oh yeah! This is gonna be so,much better than Taco Bell. Gonna make this on the weekend, Thanks Kent for your awesome channel. Thanks to Shan top.
We appreciate you watching
I never would’ve thought to dust the flour tortillas with masa prior to frying. Thanks Mr Rollins & Shan and all the supporting doggies for that idea. Love your channel. Fan for life. 👍
Holy moly that version of the taco bell pizza that you made kent looked absolutely scrumptious and the maj popping his head up at the beginning of the video to say hi was sweet and funny. Enjoy the rest of your week guys ❤️🙏
Hope you have a blessed week as well
Years ago we accidentally discovered how to precisely duplicate the taste of Taco Bell taco meat.
Brown your ground beef with some onion, pepper, chili powder, whatever. When it’s done, dump it in a food processor and grind it into a paste. Instant fast food taste! I guess it’s the fats distributed through the mix, but a few seconds of processing completely alters the flavor.
I love me some Mexican Pizza, Homemade Style! I've got some Fajitas, Rice and Refried Beans with Pico de Gallo for my lunch Today! I'm sitting here in my Easy Chair enjoying watching y'all... Thank You Kent, Shannon, & Pups! God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸😁
Your welcome and God bless you
@@CowboyKentRollins You're*
Top it with a Pico de Gallo. Even better.
But still add the slices of jalapeños on top.
I just made this again for my daughters, one of whom is a senior food scientist for a major flavors company. She gave it a 10 out of 10 and wouldn’t change a thing. It’s not that she is my daughter and doesn’t want to hurt my feelings. If she didn’t like it, she would hit me squarely between the eyes. Both of them really enjoyed the recipe. Thanks!
TB has been shrinking their portions for years now. The Mexican Pizza really did used to be awesome, but they started lowering the quality, then took it off the menu and only recently brought it back, but it's in the form you found it. They did the same thing with the Enchirito also.
I loved enchiritos. My favorite thing to order.
Every fast food restaurant has shrunk all there food
@@michaellefort6128 You can make those at home with frozen beef & bean burritos covered in red enchilada sauce, melted cheese, onions and olives.
I am one of those people who have suggested this video. Thank You!!! I have been waiting and waiting LOL Oh yes, I'm gonna make one or 12 of those. LOL Thanks Ken and Shan !!!
Hope you enjoy all 12 of them
@@CowboyKentRollins Thank you, I know i will with your recipe
I think I'm in love with you and that Taco pizza you just made!!! lol...OMG that looks delicious!! I am for sure makin that sometime soon!! Thanks Kent for your great channel!! 🥰🙃
Hope you enjoy
Big hugs and a salute back at ya, my dears, from an Air Force vet, 1967 through 1970.
thank you for your courageous service
much respect and honor to you
I had a Mexican pizza at a Mexican restaurant and it was awesome 👍. It made two meals, and I had Mexican pizza for breakfast.
Thank You for showing me how to make them.
Our pleasure
I made this for my family this weekend and even my Texan wife raised an eyebrow in respect at how good this came out. Wow! Every element was individually like a better version of the Taco Bell ingredient, whether it was the tortillas or beans or sauce or meat.
Thanks for this Wisconsin call out sir. Loving your cookbook, helped me make a lot of good meals
So glad your enjoying
Please Please Please make the "Southwestern Eggrolls" from "Chili's"...I can't be the only one that loves those. Excellent video by the way, can't wait to recreate it!
Yes!!! So Much Better! And the Flavor will be amazing when I make this over the weekend! I just love your recipes! This one is so dang simple . Those TB pizzas are so over priced! I remember when they also had chopped green onions on top.thank you so much!!
We hope you enjoy
Long time watcher- first time commentator.
You are the most genuine and inspiring soul. As a retired Marine I appreciate all you do to help feed folks.
Thanks so much my friend for your service and for watching
Looks delicious!! Thank you Shan and Kent for sharing your wonderful recipes with us. Have a blessed and beautiful day.
And you as well
The trick to refried beans in a can (or any solid stuff in a can like cranberry sauce or dog food) is to open one end and then use the thing on the other end of a bottle opener (the pointy part that you would use to open a tomato juice or something similar can with). That lets air in behind and it just slides out. You can also just open both ends and use the bottom to push out the top.
That’s delicious. I would use Rotella tomatoes with chilies instead of regular tomatoes 😊
I had the same idea and put the Rotel tomato’s under the cheese on top. I also used some of the juice in the beans.
Cowboy Kent Is A National Treasure!! Thank You Good Sir. God Bless You.
I actually like the crispier tortillas.
I made them with the packaged flour tortillas and they were just too thick and not crispy enough for me.
To me the crisp is what sets itself apart.
So to try and get a crispier flour tortilla, I ended up buying the raw store bought flour tortillas and just rolled them a little thinner and fried that and they came out great.
Have also made them with homemade flour tortillas rolled nice and thin, and that gave me a good crispy tortilla too.
Nice video! I do agree with you on the size needing to be bigger. =)
Thanks for sharing
My wife loves the Mexican pizza from Taco Bell, but she loved this recipe more. I made a couple of changes. I got a can of Rotel tomatoes and used some of the juice in the beans and did a layer of the tomatoes before adding the cheese on top. I also used sliced black olives and some fresh cilantro . The sour cream and butter made a big difference in the beans. One pizza was very filling.
I like how you give credit to the musicians whose performances you use. Way to go! I really like the recipes, too.
That thing taco bell call maxican pizza same as the hard shell tacos and all they sell is a tex-mex contracción, in México we don't eat that, however yours looks so good and will try to make it.
I'm going to make that this weekend. Ty for all your food magic. You entertain and teach us. Luv the pups❤🤠
The pups are the real stars
@@CowboyKentRollins 0:26 aint that the truth
I make a breakfast version of this dish but on top I put scrambled eggs, crumbled chorizo, three blend cheese, Jalapeño or Green Chiles and if I'm in the mood some fresh home made Pico De Gallo if not just regular Medium or Hot Salsa.
I also put cheese on the refried beans between the tortillas.
Sounds good it does
My goodness! You had me at taco pizza! Kent, you out did yourself! I'm definitely going to make this. God bless yall! From East Texas.
And God bless you as well
This is homemade. Of course it will be better than anything from a fast food place. Kent adds love to his recipes, just like your mom would. Taco Bell in the past was better. Something has changed. Maybe cheaper ingredients. It does not taste like it did. They could learn a thing or two from cowboy Kent Rollins. I will be trying this recipe for sure.
Your mexican pie and frito pie looks absolutely delicious I can’t wait to try it. Thank you Kent and Shannon for all you do, I do wish I lived close by so I could watch and help you cook Kent, your food always looks delicious!! Thank you for sharing!!!
You oughta try tamale pie.
Sir, I'm in tears for watching this video. This is one of my favorite dishes that you have improved. Oh I can't wait to make this dinner. Thanks for a great video.
We hope you enjoy
Looks so good! I love Mexican pizza!
Me too! 👍
Your dog stole the show and my heart! ❤❤😂❤❤ I'm a new sub! Thanks
Mexican Pizza is one of my favorite things ever so I'm so excited for this level up! Looks amazing.
So good it is
This is the best channel on RUclips. God Bless you, Kent and Shan.
That must have been good , you even busted a move 😂😍🤩
So good it was
Tried it yesterday. I love Taco Bell mexican pizzas, but this recipes is next level. Dusting the tortilla with Maseca is genius and adds so much flavor and crunch.
Great video . The key to taco bell is the mild sauce.
Now thats what im talking about. Can you imagine how long the line would be if Kent had a drive through?
Always a pleasure dropping in. Kent you are the cooking dancing machine... Love your content.
We appreciate you watching
Great work. This is my favorite menu item and I'm glad that you tackled the issue. It once had black olives and green onions. Now it's just tomatoes and cheese.
Oh goodness! That looks soo effin good! 😍
It was so good
Being a former TB employee (from 1994-96 I have made my fair share of Mexican pizzas! I'm embarrassed for TB and what they served you! But my friend you definitely showed them up with your pizza! I was salivating watching you cook haha
Back in the day, they do it better, it also had black olives.
Now that's a Mexican pizza right there! Definitely on the menu this weekend for sure 👍
Thanks for the fun video Kent!
Im a real Mexican and i have no problem in saying: this man improves any Mexican dish he cooks. Im sharing this video to my wife, i hope she makes me this dish instead a sandwitch😅
Kent all you need is some black olives and they’re perfect
My favorite thing at Taco Bell made better! Thank you Cowboy Kent!
I've never worked fast food Kent, but I appreciate you not trashing them. You're making an upscale version of what they do with great ingredients and all the time you want to take . You mention it. They work fast and hard for low pay with the ingredients they have. Certainly, some of them don't want to be there, but they are. Good folks, feeding America and they don't get the love they deserve. Thank you Kent Rollins!
Taco Bell is my go to for special dates. Like anniversary. My wife does not agree. I’ll give this a try on my griddle…
Hope yall enjoy
Just made this and it was so good! My hubby really liked it. I didn't have any of that corn masa so I sprinkled jiffy mix cornbread on the tortillas, gave them a sweet flavor. Thanks for this fabulous recipe! ❤
So glad yall enjoyed
You’ve definitely made some good looking tasty food there. I’ve eaten a lot of those Mexican pizzas and for those folks that don’t know, the Mexican pizza was discoed for a while. They brought it back recently and it was never quite the same as it was before. They’re now smaller, and they have less fillings, and they are very expensive for what you’re getting. … However, I really do like their light and flaky flour tortilla shell. The pizza tomato sauce is good enough for mild tastes and it’s not intended to be too spicy. The taco sauce that they carry in the little packets is pretty much the same as it’s always been, except the “Diablo“ flavor is the hottest one. You should try that the next time you go and ask for Diablo packets. Because, it’s very good and hot. … Now, Mr. Rollins, you may want to go down to Jack In The Box and get some of their 2 for a dollar tacos and smother it with the taco sauce that they have in the little packets. That taco sauce is my favorite. I wish they bottled it. …Your next video?
As a Taco Bell fan, I can attest to this. The Mexican pizza 2.0 is not as good as the original. Also @Deanna Walsh They do bottle all of their sauces, including the Diablo (though I've found it to be the hardest to find in the wild. Target online got ya covered for $1.99). I keep a Fire on deck at all times when I need me a mild hot sauce and I'm not looking to go for one of my "regret level" ghost pepper hot sauces. Also, they bottle all of their cream based sauces, too, like the Baja and the Chipotle. I highly recommend those on pretty much any home tex mex.
My hat is off to you and your wife for all the outdoor cooking you bring to all of us. We live in Oregon at the end of the trail and we cook outdoors all the time. Elk, deer and fish is on our menue most often in our own outdoor kitchen. I use my grandmothers cast iron in many of our events events and the smokehouse is over 100 years old. Again, thank you for all you folks do to promote the old ways. Ken
Do the nacho fries please❤
I don't know if it was mentioned before, but my youngest son taught me a trick about getting the refried beans out of the can- poke a hole in the bottom of the can, it breaks the 'vacuum' and they slide right out. This recipe was awesome, as are all of the ones I tried. Thank you for your spin on this!
As always you hit it out of the ball park.❤
That looks delicious. Glad you added the jalapenos on top! Thanks again Shan, Kent and the doggos!
Thank you for watching
I made these for my family last night. They were a hit. The only change I made is that I used ground bison as I found some on discount at the store. Love the recipes.
Did we just become best friends 😂 looks amazing. God bless
And God bless you
I love when he feeds the pups. So cute
The Mexican Pizza is the only reason I go to Taco Bell. They took it off their menu a little while ago and brough it back. 🤣
Even in a challenge Kent is still kind, humble, and respectful. Love it.
Slightly larger and more delicious than the original! 👏👏
I made them with ground chicken tonight rather than ground beef, because my kids like chicken better. It was actually pretty good. There is so much flavor in the recipe that the difference between beef and chicken is pretty minimal.
I made the ground beef version a couple of days ago. Both are amazing. I had a little trouble getting the corn masa to stick to the flour tortillas so I rubbed a little peanut oil on the tortillas before adding the corn masa and it helped a lot.
Another home run by Kent and Shannon!
I've never tried to recreate the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza, so I learned a lot from this video such as the tortilla part. And how to make those canned refried beans better if I don't have time to turn Kent's charro beans into refried beans.
But I want to contribute something. First, the "red sauce" on top of the mexican pizza is the same they put in their bean burritos. This is 100% different than what comes in the packets. All it is is red enchilada sauce. Use it where Taco Bell puts their "red sauce".
Second, I have spent a lot of time and have perfected a Taco Bell taco meat recipe. Here it is.
For 1lb of ground meat:
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp paprika
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup water
Brown the meat. Add all the dry powders and water. Mix well, bring to boil, then simmer until most of the liquid evaporates off. Not too dry, though (refer to taco bell tacos for consitency). If you want to get fancy and make it "better", then use real onion instead of powdered, and consider adding a touch of coriander and Mexican oregano.
Last note: if you want to go old school Mexican Pizza, Taco Bell used to put sliced black olives, chopped green onions, and a dollop of sour cream on top.
Thanks for sharing
Another recipe that is great as presented, without need for tweaking. Absolutely on the keeper list. Thanks!
I'm definitely trying this soon. I've always loved the Mexican Pizza "idea"
Hope you enjoy it
I love your humble attitude about everything. the older I get, I try to be that way. Papa Bob in MO
Thanks Papa Bob
You should add the sauce that’s called El Pato, in the yellow can, to your sauce! Umm good! 😁
I have eaten Mexican pizzas for 55+ years. I brown ground beef with all the seasonings, Warm a can of refried beans. I warm a flour tortilla, then spread beans and add meat, sprinkle as much shredded cheddar to your liking, then put in oven or microwave until cheese is melted. Add onion, tomato, lettuce or any topping you would wantl. Add salsa (I love the very warm salsa) Then we enjoy We don't care for the crunchy tortilla. I really enjoy watching your show from East Texas
Sounds great!
They took that off the menu years ago and brought it back. That used to have green onions, olives and sour cream on it, but they got rid of that stuff. Cheap bastards. Corn tostada shells not flour. I won't eat taco bell anymore so I don't know what the heck they have now. I just know that they used to really deck that thing out. Cost like 2 bucks. I think its more like 5 bucks with less stuff on it.
#1. You can get the big 12 inch tortillas at Walmart. #2. You don't have to fry the tortillas in oil to make them crisp. Using a microwave and a stick of butter (rub on the tortilla both sides after warm then cook till browned) does a better job and is tastier. #3. Use Chiletepins (official Texas state chili pepper) in sauce for "clean" heat (none of the overwhelming taste of chlorophyl like habanero peppers)
33 years ago I used to work for Taco Bell when I was pregnant with my daughter. And it used to be really really good Mexican pizza that black olives on it Some lettuce on the top but they put less and less in it. They used to go to the edges. They don't do that no more and they used to use taco seasoning in their meat. They don't do that no more. They don't put black olives on it. They're putting less and less on that Mexican pizza so it's not really a pizzas. Just something warmed up lol. You did a great job. I'm going to try your version because it looks yummy. Great job! Kent, God bless
My favorite Taco Bell item just brought to a new level! Wow that looks amazing! I’m gonna make this one.the key is adding hot sauce to kick it up
Hope you enjoy
i just moved to nashville a few months ago and there is an Ariat down the street. thanks kent for teaching us about that store!
In our CA area Del Taco competes with Taco Bell. Del Taco wins in most of the menue categories. Not only that, their various "taco sauce" packets are much better too.
TB mexican pizza. 1977 Yay! Now, 64 yrs old.I make my own everything. Tomorrow.
I’m finished with supper, and just relaxing for a bit before I go and clean up my mess. Tried to make the taco pizzas, I had to swap out a couple of items I didn’t have. I made a mistake, by mixing up the instructions, I made a mistake in adding the ingredients for the sauce into the bean😢 but it worked out well and was really good. I didn’t have a fresh jalapeño so I used a fire roasted one that was frozen and I covered the top with a generous helping of sliced black olives 🫒 it was delicious. Thank you Mr Kent for your inspiration. I wish I could add a picture here. God’s blessings to you and your family.
Wisconsin here! I intend to make my own Mexican pizza from now on thanks to Cowboy Kent!
Hope you enjoy
I have tried so many ways to get those tortillas to crisp up. You have finally shown me the way! Thank you!
Oh my goodness, we have got to have this now. Thank you for doing this makeover.
Our pleasure
One little tip to keeping the tortillas from bubbling up, but staying crispy... Poke holes in it with toothpicks or the tip of a knife. Otherwise Great Video & Recipe 😊
That looks so delicious Kent! I am going to have to try that one. I do love that blue shirt your wearing. Great color. God bless my friend and have a great week! Cheers!
Thanks Timothy and God bless you
We're like the same person! I was raised on a ranch in noble county, I use cast iron almost daily, I make oklahoma sushi out of smoked salmon, and mexican pizzas!
Damn, I love me some Taco Bell and the Mexican pizza is a favorite for sure. Plenty of people say it's bad food all around, give you the bubble guts (never once happened to me in 36 years), but it's a weekly thing for me. A tip, if you'll allow me: get rid of them nasty canned beans. If you're tryna keep it all at the grocery store, get you some Isadora steam bag beans. They look just like the Uncle Ben's steam bag rice and should be right above the canned beans. I heat them on the stove, personally, but they beat the hide offa them canned catastrophes
Major crunch! Looks great
So good
Shannon's laugh is so authentic. nice video...
I love to hear it
Kent, love the cooking. Shannon, your editing skills have improved so much! I love what you’ve done with the production value of the videos. Keep up the great work both of you! God bless you both. 🙏
She is so talented, thanks for watching
Guess what we had for dinner tonight! It turned amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. 😊
Glad yall enjoyed and thanks for watching
The Stargazer series of cast iron pans are fantastic. Kent my friend, you are a national treasure.
I haven't had one in years. Your version looks much better. I'm gonna try it your way.
We once made a homemade crunch wrap supreme and it was delicious.
Your dog is adorable.
Hey Kent & Shan this is a great video. We re-seasoned our cast iron with grapeseed oil and WOW it's much better. Your Mexican Pizza looks awesome!!!!!! God Bless.