Beef Tortilla Pizza

I’ve thought about these (my mother used to call them Mexican Pizzas) a few times over the past few years, but I couldn’t remember what cookbook of pamphlet they were in. My father finally found the recipe today and sent me a photo of it. These were always a favorite when I was growing up in the 1980s.

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 10-inch flour tortillas
• 1 medium tomato seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Brown ground beef and onion in skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is no longer pink. Pour of drippings.
3. Stir oregano and salt into beef.
4. Lightly brush tortillas with oil. Bake tortillas on 2 large baking sheets in 400°F oven for 3 minutes.
5. Spoon beef mixture evenly over the top of each tortilla; top with an equal amount of tomato. Sprinkle with basil and cheeses.
6. Return to oven and bake 12-14 minutes or until tortillas are lightly browned.