I met my husband in the basement of the boarding house where I was living in college. I know it sounds weird, but it’s true. I came home from visiting my parents and found a van parked in my spot. I huffed into the house prepared to give someone a piece of my mind and heard music coming from the basement. This was not unusual, as one of the other housemates, Paul, was an itinerant drummer. I reasoned that Paul was rehearsing with a new band, so I marched down the stairs to ask whoever that was to move their vehicle so I could park and came face to face with my future husband: the most handsome bassist I’d ever seen. Oh those blue eyes… He stayed for a cup of tea after rehearsal and the rest is history in motion. I got the soundtrack to my life marrying him and he got a permanent adoring audience.
Cook’s Notes
- For best results on this pizza, please use the dough and method from The Best Pan Pizza post. It is the perfect vehicle for all those toppings!
- The BEST chicken to use for this recipe is leftover Slow-Cooker Sriracha Honey Barbecue Chicken. In that case, you don’t have to do anything other than add a few dashes of hot sauce and it’s ready to go. Another good choice is Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken for Recipes. If you use the second option (or another fully-cooked shredded chicken) you’ll want to toss it with hot sauce and/or taco sauce to taste to keep it moist while baking.
- Keep in mind that you want to let the pizza cool for a few minutes before hitting it with your taco toppings. The reason for this is that you don’t want all your lovely fresh vegetables to wilt!
- Speaking of vegetables, when it comes to taco pizza, I make like my mom and use iceberg lettuce. I love the crunch it provides. Save the fancy pants lettuces for your salads- you need some oomph here!
Chicken Taco Supreme Pizza
Rate RecipeIngredients
- One batch of The Best Pan Pizza Dough prepared and risen in 2 well-oiled cast-iron skillets or 8-inch cake pans according to instructions
- 2 1/2 cups of leftover Slow-Cooker Honey Sriracha Barbecue Chicken OR Slow-Cooker Shredded Chicken for Recipes tossed with taco sauce and/or hot sauce to taste
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
Toppings:
- shredded iceberg lettuce
- chopped fresh tomatoes
- chopped fresh cilantro
- sliced ripe avocados
- Fritos
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 550°F.
- Divide the shredded chicken evenly between the two pans of dough and spread it around. Sprinkle each pizza with a 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, 1/2 cup of the Cheddar, and 1/2 cup of the Pepper Jack cheese. Bake for 12 to 20 minutes, depending on how done you like your pizzas. Remove the pizzas from the oven and use a flexible spatula to ease around the edges of the pizza, then use it to gently scoot under the pizza and transfer it to a cutting board. Let it cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing. After slicing, top with the shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro, and Fritos. Serve immediately.
- If you have leftovers, they store best if you remove the chips and vegetables. You can reheat the pizza and re-top with leftover vegetables!
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Reader's Thoughts...
Gina M says
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Gina M says
A hobby that defines me is gardening!
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Susan Smith says
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Susan Smith says
I met my husband at work.
Angela {Mind Over Batter} says
First things first – THIS PIZZA OMGOOOOOOOSH! LOVE!
Second: My husband lived across the street from me for 18 years and we never ever met. The night we met he happened to be on my side of the street. I was rude to him, I turned him down when he asked to drive me like 50 feet to a grocery store. He chased after me and 18 years later we’re still together.
sandra says
i like cake decorating
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The hobby that defines me is sewing for kids in need…it is my passion.
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Jeffrey says
My wife and I met in High School many, many years ago!
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We met at church!
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Janice Cooper says
I met my hubby in high school and through my cousin. We were high school sweethearts and will be married 20 yrs in October.
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
I have no hobbies. blogging, I guess? haha
I love tis recipe. Pizza and tacos are favorites around here, too, so mashing them together is a brilliant idea!
Anna S. says
My hobby is reading.
KWiinikainen says
I met my husband in a college film class. I heard him speaking French to his college French TA, so I assumed that he was French and oh so exotic. On our first date I continued to ask him about France until I finally realized he grew up in Minnesota, just like I did. We still both love movies!
Kim Beaulieu says
So would it be weird if I joined you two for date night so I can have some of this awesome pizza?
Okay wait for it…I met my husband when I was in grade school. He was going out with a girl who lived down the street. She introduced us, and his name was a bit odd. Everyone calls him C’Paul. So he told us he got that nickname because he was born on a boat. Sea’Paul, ya, gotta love him. We met again about 2 years later and became best friends. Didn’t date until about a year later. I still laugh about him being born on a boat. We bought it hook, line and sinker.
Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet says
I met my husband through choir. I was singing, he was the pianist. So I LOVE this story about how you meet your husband. Music is very much a part of our lives as well, so is pizza. We have pizza night once a week in our house! Something our family as a whole looks forward to!