Description
Indulge in the delicious fusion of Mexican birria flavors on a crispy oven-baked pizza crust. This birria pizza combines tender shredded meat, gooey cheese, and aromatic spices for a mouthwatering meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Birria Pizza:
- 1 lb cooked birria meat (shredded, beef or goat)
- 1 ½ cups birria consommé (strained)
- 1 large pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup shredded Oaxaca or Monterey Jack cheese
- ½ red onion (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp chili oil or birria oil (optional)
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C) and place a pizza stone or baking sheet inside to heat. Roll out the pizza dough, brush with consommé, add cheeses, meat, onions, oregano, and chili oil.
- Bake: Transfer the pizza to the preheated stone or sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Finish and Serve: Sprinkle with cilantro, serve with lime wedges and consommé for dipping.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, par-bake the crust for 5 minutes before adding toppings.
- Use leftover birria or make it fresh the day before.
- Serve with pickled jalapeños for added heat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/4 pizza)
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
