Making the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza BIGGER and BETTER! 

You're one of the only RU-vidrs who pull off those fast food remix videos while having nothing but respect for the food and the employees.

This guy is a national treasure, let's protect him at all costs , 👍🏼

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.

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!

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!

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

And, then, after a great video presentation, the out-takes at the end are like the dessert after the entree! Thanks again! 🙏🙏

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 ❤️🙏

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.

This is my wife’s favorite thing from there… can’t wait to make it for her now!

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.

Shannon's laugh is so authentic. nice video...

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. 🙏❤🇺🇸😁

#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)

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!! 🥰🙃

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!

Looks delicious!! Thank you Shan and Kent for sharing your wonderful recipes with us. Have a blessed and beautiful day.

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

Cowboy Kent Is A National Treasure!! Thank You Good Sir. God Bless You.

I'm going to make that this weekend. Ty for all your food magic. You entertain and teach us. Luv the pups❤🤠

I love your humble attitude about everything. the older I get, I try to be that way. Papa Bob in MO

That’s delicious. I would use Rotella tomatoes with chilies instead of regular tomatoes 😊

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!

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!!

Wisconsin here! I intend to make my own Mexican pizza from now on thanks to Cowboy Kent!

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.

Us folks from Wisconsin thank you. We would love to have you come visit.

I like how you give credit to the musicians whose performances you use. Way to go! I really like the recipes, too.

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.

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 must have been good , you even busted a move 😂😍🤩

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! ❤

Looks so good! I love Mexican pizza!

This is the best channel on RU-vid. God Bless you, Kent and Shan.

Mexican Pizza is one of my favorite things ever so I'm so excited for this level up! Looks amazing.

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.

Great video . The key to taco bell is the mild sauce.

Western Wisconsin Reporting in! We got ya Kent!

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!!!

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.

Always a pleasure dropping in. Kent you are the cooking dancing machine... Love your content.

Major crunch! Looks great

Oh goodness! That looks soo effin good! 😍

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.

Do the nacho fries please❤

The Stargazer series of cast iron pans are fantastic. Kent my friend, you are a national treasure.

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. 🤣

Cowboy Kent is legendary.

My favorite thing at Taco Bell made better! Thank you Cowboy Kent!

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.

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…

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!

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

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!

Slightly larger and more delicious than the original! 👏👏

Been watching you for years now still one of my favorite channels

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😅

Another recipe that is great as presented, without need for tweaking. Absolutely on the keeper list. Thanks!

Did we just become best friends 😂 looks amazing. God bless

As always you hit it out of the ball park.❤

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!

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.

Now that's a Mexican pizza right there! Definitely on the menu this weekend for sure 👍 Thanks for the fun video Kent!

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?

Even in a challenge Kent is still kind, humble, and respectful. Love it.

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.

We are having a ball watching you and making your delicious recipes. Also, I love your love for God and Country. You and Shannon are an inspiration.

That looks delicious. Glad you added the jalapenos on top! Thanks again Shan, Kent and the doggos!

Kent- thank you my long lost Brother from a different mother. God Bless y'all over there.

You should add the sauce that’s called El Pato, in the yellow can, to your sauce! Umm good! 😁

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

I'm definitely trying this soon. I've always loved the Mexican Pizza "idea"

Yum, the way it's supposed to be...God Bless

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. 👍

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 😊

Dusting the tortillas with masa. Yes! I’m adopting a new technique here🐸🍺🔪🔥

Thanks' for making Wednesday a little brighter. Wife got me three of your books and one even autographed-- Thank You

Boyfriend says on the rare occasion and his parents going out on a "date". It was always some version of Mexican Pizza. Although nothing was ever canned. Like the idea and the Masa Harina and the tortillas. We are trying to grow our own Masa Harina and our tortillas are always freshly made ...................................... Thank You!

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!

My son sent me this video (he loves you!) , and said we need to try this! I watched, looks delicious! We will try this for sure! Thank you! 🍕

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 !!!

TB mexican pizza. 1977 Yay! Now, 64 yrs old.I make my own everything. Tomorrow.

Hi Kent and Shannon I just watched Frito pie it looks really good. I'll pray for your aunt I'm sorry that she is not feeling well 😢. Thank you and your wife for your cooking recipes my the Lord bless you both. From Neil schwerdt in west valley city Utah

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

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.

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!

We just made this thank you so much, we watch all your videos and love making your food 😊🙏🏻

Ken, Have you ever made a deep dish pizza in a cast iron skillet? I made one with a fresh pizza dough from the store, I stretched the dough out to fit all the way up the sides of my Lodge skillet, I put some olive oil in the pan first. I put pepperoni, Little Smokey's and some bell pepper in and some cheese and pizza sauce and covered the top with more cheese and baked it in the oven. It was about 1 1/4" thick when it was done and very good.

I poke a few knife tip pin holes in mine. helps to keep them from bubbling up too. makes enough fixings up to have leftovers the next day. Mmm!

Kent, I have to say, when you were at the board ordering and Majie jumped up in the camera, I didn't notice at first. Second, I love me some Taco Bell Mexi-pizza, and I always thought that's the way it should be, but I'm sure I am going to love yours more. Love what you and Shan do you have taught me alot.

.....when I saw this, I IMMEDIATELY clicked on it ! Can't wait to see this, Mr. Kent and Miss Shannon! Mmmm mmmm. ...I bet its gonna be ABSOLUTELY 💯 % a great " Re- make " of that Mexican Pizza ..... !

You sir, are the definition of what a good person is. I wish i had your calmness. That looked amazing btw!

That is how you bring a sorta clever gimmick to its true potential. I would love having one of those and be dancing while I eat it.

I tried this recipe this week while camping in west Texas. It was delicious! Big hit with the family. Thank you for another wonderful recipe!

Taco Bell has some of the greatest food creations on the menu. I’m going to petition to bring back the mexi melt

I'm not sure which I love more- the recipe and tutorial, the dogs, or the dance. 😊

I'm always grateful for a fast food restaurant when I'm away from home, have skipped a meal and can't otherwise get some food. And as I used to work at a Kentucky Fried Chicken about four decades ago, I know what hard, hot work it is in those fast food kitchens. But I agree - your Mexican pizza looks way more substantial and delicious than Taco Bell's. Nothing ever beats a home-made meal!

Your dog stole the show and my heart! ❤❤😂❤❤ I'm a new sub! Thanks