Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 1/4 cups Warm Water, about 110 degrees
  • 1 1/8 teaspoon Instant Yeast
  • 2/3 cup Water, at room temp
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 cups Bread Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 pound Lean Ground Beef
  • 3 tablespoons Taco Seasoning, more if desired
  • 1/4 cup Taco Sauce
  • 2 1/2 - 3 cups Shredded Cheese (we like a mix of Cheddar, Pepper Jack, and Mozzarella),
  • 2 cups Baby Spinach, rinsed and dried
  • 1/2 cup chopped Bell Pepper, desired color (or mix of colors)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped Green Onion
  • 1/2 cup diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Avocado, cut into cubes
  • Pickled Jalapeños
  • Hot Sauce, for serving
  • Sour Cream, for serving

Instruction

  • Measure warm water into a medium sized bowl or measuring cup (with at least a 1 cup capacity).
  • Sprinkle the yeast over water and let stand 5 minutes. Add the room temperature water and oil and stir to combine.
  • Place the flour, and salt in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle. Briefly combine the dry ingredients at low speed.
  • Slowly add the liquids and continue to mix on low until a cohesive mass forms. Stop the mixer and replace the paddle with the dough hook.
  • Knead until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 3-5 minutes. Form dough into a ball and put in a deep oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap.
  • Let rise for 1 1/2 – 2 hours, or until dough is doubled in bulk. Press the dough to deflate.
  • Prepare the ground beef mixture by cooking cooking the beef, chopping it up into bite sized crumbles.
  • Using a large spoon, carefully remove and discard excess grease by transferring it into a can or old jar (do not put it down the drain, let the oil cool and discard it in the trash later).
  • After cooking the beef and draining the oil, mix in the taco seasoning until well combined. Set aside until ready.
  • Prepare all veggies, chopping and washing those needed.
  • Place a pizza stone on the upper middle rack of your oven.
  • Preheat oven to 500-550 degrees F for at least 45 minutes before you intend to bake the pizza, this helps the stone get nice and hot.
  • On a flour dusted surface, roll the dough out into a large round.
  • If you have a pizza peel, dust that with corn meal, carefully transfer the rolled out dough to it and assemble the pizza on that so you can transfer it to the pizza stone.
  • If not, use parchment paper instead and place the parchment paper with the pizza on it on top of the pizza stone.
  • Top the pizza dough, first with taco sauce, spreading it across the pizza and leaving a 1 inch border around the edges.
  • Then, sprinkle with cheese and cheese and desired amount of meat, spinach and bell peppers.
  • Cook pizza in prepared oven for 7-17 minutes, rotating halfway through, until spinach has shrunk and edges of dough are becoming golden brown.
  • Carefully remove pizza from the oven, and top with remaining veggies so they are fresh.
  • Serve pizza with sour cream and hot sauce on the side.