Tortilla Pizza – A Quick & Easy Meal In A SNAP – Cooks In 5 Minutes!

by Texas Homesteader ~ 
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Tortilla pizza bakes fast – only about 5 minutes in my standard air-assisted oven. So pizza night just got quicker! Little time for a homemade pizza & no money to order out? Check out this delicious option - A quick tortilla pizza. #TexasHomesteader

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Pizza Is Always A Hit

RancherMan loves pizza. I mean he LOVES pizza. 

As in that man could eat pizza every day for days on end and be a happy boy indeed! 

I’ve made homemade pizza crust and of course those pizzas are delicious. But our work here on the Homestead often finds us dragging in from the pastures after dark.

For a quicker homemade pizza I’ve made French Bread Pizzas in the past using French bread as the crust to speed things up. Although RancherMan loves them, there is an even easier (and FASTER) way to get some pizza in his belly.

Tortilla pizza.

Homemade Tortilla Pizza FAST!

Now hang onto your hats folks, this is one quick meal and certain to please everyone in the family – from RancherMan all the way down to our grandbabies! 

We’re just layering a few simple ingredients:

      • Tortilla,

      • Tomato paste seasoned with Italian seasonings,

      • Sprinkling of shredded mozzarella cheese,

      • Toppings (pepperoni, onion, bell pepper, etc),

      • Top with more shredded mozzarella.

What Are Good Pizza Toppings?

RancherMan prefers pizza to include meat such as pepperoni. But I prefer to pile mine high with veggies. So typical tortilla pizza toppings for us are:

      • Sliced pepperoni

      • Onion,

      • Bell pepper,

      • Jalapenos from the garden,

      • Black olives,

      • Mushrooms.

Can You Bake Pizza On Cast Iron?

Cast iron is the perfect surface to use when baking these tortilla pizzas. I have a heavy *2-burner-sized cast-iron griddle that I often use to make up to 4 tortilla pizzas at a time.

Tortilla Pizza - Pepperoni on Griddle - #TexasHomesteader

I just place the griddle in the oven while it preheats so the griddle’s hot before placing our prepared tortilla pizzas on it.

But when it’s just RancherMan & me I use two single-serving *comal pans instead. (a comal is a small round nearly flat short-sided skillet/griddle). 

cast iron comal smooth flat skillet griddle

So I place whatever cast-iron vessel I want to use for our tortilla pizzas into the oven while it’s preheating to 425 degrees using my speed-bake option (a fan-assisted convection feature that cooks food faster than traditional bake). That gets the cast iron surface good and hot.

Dehydrated Tomato Leather Makes Pizzas FAST!

Now I’m turning my attention to those pizzas. I start by adding a tomato-paste layer on top of the tortilla.

But once again, I’ve incorporated another shortcut. I’ve dehydrated several 5-6″ tortilla-sized dehydrated tomato leathers from some leftover pasta sauce.

Dehydrated tomato leather. Little time for a homemade pizza & no money to order out? Check out this delicious option - A quick tortilla pizza. #TexasHomesteader

They’re shelf stable & speed up this quick tortilla pizza even more! I kid you not – you roll them on top of your pizza crust (or tortilla in this case) and just start piling on toppings.

No other step is necessary to rehydrate the tomato leather. The tortilla pizza toppings rehydrate the Italian-seasoned tomato leather as the pizza is cooking.

I LOVE this shortcut!

Obviously you can just use tomato paste here if you don’t have seasoned tomato leather. But if using paste I’d sprinkle on a little Italian seasoning to give it a little pizza-flavored sumpin’.

Layering Ingredients On Tortilla Pizza

On top of the tomato layer I add a light sprinkling of cheese to anchor my toppings to the pizza. Then I start adding my toppings, pepperoni, diced veggies, etc.

I’m sure to dice all the veggies small. Since they’ll be in the oven such a short time I need them to cook quickly.

Finally I sprinkle a little more cheese on top to melt into the veggies and bring out my now-hot comal pans.

Veggie tortilla pizza. Little time for a homemade pizza & no money to order out? Check out this delicious option - A quick tortilla pizza. #TexasHomesteader

How Long Do You Cook A Tortilla Pizza?

I slide the tortilla pizzas from the plate on which I’ve prepared them to the hot cast-iron comals and put them both back in the oven.

Now the speed bake (air circulation) feature on my oven does a pretty quick job of the rest. I’m just looking for the cheese to get all melty.

It typically takes only about 5 minutes for the tortilla pizzas to be ready.

After that time I pull them out of the oven. RancherMan’s already hovering around me exclaiming that the kitchen smells delicious.

I slide those hot tortilla pizzas onto a plate and he digs in with relish!

Pepperoni tortilla pizza. Little time for a homemade pizza & no money to order out? Check out this delicious option - A quick tortilla pizza. #TexasHomesteader

The cast iron surface helps the tortilla pizza crust to get crispy. Just the way we like it!

And this quick & easy meal certainly helps me give him the pizza he craves while saving my sanity after a busy day on the Homestead.

Quick & Easy Tortilla Pizza

These easy tortilla pizzas can be made quick since they only need about 5 minutes in an oven. Just add tomato sauce, toppings & cheese to get that pizza on the table fast! #TexasHomesteader

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword cast iron, cheese, fast meal, flour tortilla, mixed vegetables, mozzarella, pepperoni, pizza
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 7 people
Author ~ Texas Homesteader ~

Ingredients

  • 8 Flour tortillas
  • 1 8 oz jar Pizza Sauce (Can use tomato paste sprinkled with Italian seasoning instead)
  • 1 8 oz bag Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • Desired Toppings (veggies diced small)

Instructions

Directions;

  1. Preheat oven to 425℉

  2. Place each tortilla on baking sheet.

  3. To the top of each flour tortilla, smear a thin circle of pizza sauce almost to the edges of the tortilla.

  4. Add a light sprinkling of mozzarella cheese

  5. Top pizza with desired toppings such as -

    Vegetables: chopped onions, bell pepper, black or green olives, mushrooms, etc. (Be sure to chop vegetables small so they will cook.)

    Meats: pepperoni, Canadian bacon, cooked sausage or hamburger, etc.

  6. Add another light sprinkle of mozzarella cheese on top to anchor ingredients to tortilla.

  7. Place baking sheet in oven set to 425℉ oven and bake until cheese is melted (about 5 minutes)

  8. Serve Hot.

Recipe Notes

NOTES:

Chop vegetables small so they cook in the short baking time required.

Don't overload pizza - a light sprinkling of ingredients is all that's required. 

You may need to cook these tortillas in batches if your baking sheets aren't large enough.

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10 thoughts on “Tortilla Pizza – A Quick & Easy Meal In A SNAP – Cooks In 5 Minutes!

  1. Michelle

    I love this idea and using tomato leather blows my mind! Plus, I try to eat low-carb as much as possible, so I could easily use low-carb tortillas. Thanks for the great ideas!!

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    1. Texas Homesteader Post author

      The tomato leather blows my mind too Michelle. Now I always have some in my pantry for the quickest pizza meal EVER! ~TxH~

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  2. Katrin

    Easy and quick recipes are my favourite and I know everyone in my family would love this tortilla pizza! The perfect quick dinner! It looks great!

    Reply
  3. Michelle

    Ooooo my hubby would so enjoy these. He loves pizza and tortillas, so this is perfect. Whoop, whoop, thank you

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    1. Texas Homesteader Post author

      Oh yeah Michelle, pizza & tortillas are both at the top of RancherMan’s munchie enjoyment too. ~TxH~

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  4. ColleenB.~Texas

    Quick, simple and looks Delish. Yup; I’ll take one with all the works except for the hot peppers that is :}

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  5. Cynthia D

    Your pizza sounds tasty and quick. I have made tortilla pizza. When my son was in Afghanistan he wanted pizza and I found a packed tortilla pizza and I got it and sent it to him. It was basically a tortilla which they said to toast in a skillet, then add tomato sauce, toppings and cheese. Cook in the skillet covered until cheese is melted. I have done this at home with ingredients I have purchased separately at the grocery store or home grown. This is a quick and easy way to make dinner.

    Reply

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