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Colorado Mexican Pizza

Cheese & Dairy
  • Prep Time: 45 min.
  • Cook Time: 45 min.
  • Serves: 10
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Ingredients

  1. 1 pound ground beef
  2. 1 onion, chopped
  3. 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  4. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  5. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  6. 2 teaspoons chili powder
  7. 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  8. 1 (30 ounce) can refried beans
  9. 14 (12 inch) flour tortillas
  10. 2 cups sour cream
  11. 1 1/4 pounds shredded Colby cheese
  12. 1 1/2 pounds shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  13. 2 red bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
  14. 4 green bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
  15. 1 (7 ounce) can diced green chilies, drained
  16. 3 tomatoes, chopped
  17. 1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken meat
  18. 1/4 cup butter, melted
  19. 1 (16 ounce) jar picante sauce

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 1400 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 120 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 12 g
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  • Fat: 72 g
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  • Protein: 66 g
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  • Sugars: 12 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
  2. Cook the ground beef in a large heavy skillet over medium heat until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease, and add onion and 2 tomatoes. Continue cooking until onions are tender. Season with salt, pepper, chili powder, and cumin. Stir in refried beans, and cook until heated through.
  3. Lay 6 of the tortillas onto the prepared pan with the edges going well over the sides. Spread all of the bean mixture onto the tortillas. Spread half of the sour cream over the bean layer. Sprinkle with approximately 1/3 of the Colby cheese, and 1/3 of the Monterey Jack cheese. Scatter 1 tablespoon of the green chilies, 1/3 of the green pepper strips, and 1/3 of the red pepper strips followed by 1/3 of the remaining chopped tomato.
  4. Make a layer of only 4 tortillas over the toppings, and spread with remaining sour cream. Top with shredded chicken, then a second 1/3 of both cheeses, red and green bell peppers, chilies, and tomatoes. Arrange the final layer using remaining 4 tortillas as a base, cheeses, peppers, tomatoes, chilies, and ending with shredded cheese on the top. Fold the overhanging edges inward, and secure with toothpicks. Brush exposed tortilla surfaces with melted butter.
  5. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through, and cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove toothpicks, and let stand for at least 5 minutes before slicing. Spoon picante sauce over according to individual tastes.

Yield: 10 servings

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A large layered pizza with chicken and ground beef made with a crust of flour tortillas

Notes:

Note

This pizza may be assembled 24 hours in advance and refrigerated until ready to bake. It may also be frozen for 2 to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before baking. (It weighs 5 pounds when complete!)

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  • Looks Scrumptious

    dfus - May 8, 2007 03:47:08 PM PST
    Calories can be greatly reduced by substituting lo fat/fat free sour cream, or better yet yogurt for half the sour cream; then of course, lo-fat cheese. Looks like a fun, tasty meal.

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  • Great Recipe

    cedee41005 - October 25, 2007 03:40:26 AM PST
    The basics of this recipe are great, all you have to do is make a few adjustments and you have a great meal. Instead of ground beef, we used turkey. Lowfat cheese, and fat free sour cream. We also used wheat tortillas instead of flour tortillas. It turned out just as good as the original recipe, but with less fat and more healthy! Thanks for the idea my kids loved it!

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  • good mex pizza

    Joe - July 7, 2008 11:37:35 AM PST
    Who care's about how many cal's, just good friday food, everyone like it....

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  • Lots of factors. . .

    shalena00 - July 7, 2008 02:03:18 PM PST
    I made this recipe, after reading a lot of the reviews. It seemed the biggest complaint was the amount of fat, calories, etc. And then I saw many other posts pointing out you could eat it in moderation, adapt easily, etc. . .Well, that's fine.

    HOWEVER, if I am going to "splurge" for a meal, it would not be this! If this was super quick and easy, then I would probably have it again. Considering the amount of work that goes into this meal with a million steps on the directions it was NOT worth it.

    I consider myself a fair cook, so I don't think I made any horrible mistakes, but hey, it's possible. . .But the flavor was lacking, the work was endless and overall my family was let down.

    Keep searching for a better choice.

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  • How great to read a recipe that isn

    GrandpaRon - January 14, 2008 02:47:51 PM PST
    Besieged by diet ads this is refreshing. I don't think you would eat it that often, but everything in moderation means enjoying things like this once in a while.

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