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Published: Apr 9, 2019 · Modified: Jan 20, 2023 by Amanda McGrory-Dixon

Mexican Beef Pizza With Corn and Green Chiles

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Topped with tender shredded beef, fresh corn, green chiles and a homemade red enchilada sauce, this Tex-Mex spin is a fun and delicious way to change up your typical pizza night.

The Mexican beef pizza on a slate board with dried chile peppers.

Like most normal humans, I have a thing for pizza. Bread, cheese, sauce —- what’s not to love about that winning trio? But I also have a serious love for Tex-Mex and would never turn down a plate of beef enchiladas in a spicy red sauce.

Given my mutual love for the two, I had to bring them together to create this fusion-inspired pizza. After all, why should we have to choose between the two when we can combine them to make one ultimate dish? I just love how the spicy chile and sweet corn offer the perfect contrast to each other, and then we finish the pizza with a touch of fresh cilantro for brightness. Ahhh, so much goodness in one pizza.

If your pizza game is in a rut, trust me. This Mexican beef pizza is just what you need. And even if you're perfectly happy with classic pepperoni, I'm sure you'll still love this Mexican beef pizza as something new. With its explosion of flavors, loads of gooey cheese and crispy crust, this pizza never fails to please.

An aerial shot of the Mexican beef pizza on a slate board with dried chile peppers.

Ingredients

Before we get into the cooking process, let’s chat ingredients. This Mexican beef pizza uses three different recipes on Burrata and Bubbles.

  • Beer pizza dough
  • 20-minute red enchilada sauce
  • Beer-braised Mexican shredded beef

And you know what’s great about these recipes? Each recipe makes a big batch that can be made in advance and freezes well, so you’ll have enough for more than just a one pizza, or you can use the leftovers for other recipes.

With the pizza dough, you get five dough balls, and the 20-minute red enchilada sauce gives you enough for this pizza and a batch of enchiladas down the line. The Mexican shredded beef comes from a 3- to 4-pound chuck roast, so you’re looking at a lot of beef. Use the beef for pizza tonight and tacos tomorrow.

Alternatively, you can make my Instant Pot shredded beef if you're looking for a quicker way to make the meat.

Or if you’ve been been reading and cooking all along, perhaps you already made each component and need a delicious recipe for the leftovers already in your freezer. In that case, this is your perfect recipe so lucky you!

Of course, store-bought shortcuts are available, but I promise you’ll be extra happy with the flavor of the final pizza if you take the time to make each component.

A closeup of the Mexican beef pizza with cilantro and chile powder.

How to Make

All right, now that we have our main ingredients prepped, we're ready to put together our pizza.

If you made your pizza dough in advance and kept it fresh in the refrigerator, it needs to sit in room temperature for a couple hours. Stretching cold dough isn't the most efficient process. To keep it from drying out, we place it on a lightly floured surface under plastic wrap. If you made your dough right away and it's already room temperature after rising, you can skip this step.

The beer pizza dough covered in plastic wrap on a floured pastry board.

Now we hand stretch our dough by using the beds of our fingers rather than our fingertips to press into the dough and continue to work our way toward the edge. Avoid pressing your fingers too much in the center. We keep our focus on working away from the center to the edge for a better structure.

Once we stretch it a bit, we can pick up the crust by the edge and work our hands around the circumference of the dough, letting it hang down. This gives gravity a chance to work its magic in gently stretching the dough.

Whatever you do, please don't use a rolling pin. This make-ahead beer pizza dough has these wonderful air bubbles that will deflate if you use a rolling pin.

Hand stretching the make-ahead beer pizza dough.

And now for the fun part: toppings! We first spread a layer of our homemade 20-minute enchilada sauce on the pizza crust. Then, we add plenty of Monterey Jack cheese because the only acceptable kind of pizza is one with loads of cheese. True story.

We finish our pizza with a layer of Mexican shredded beef, fresh corn and green chiles along with a quick egg wash for a crispy brown crust. From here, we transfer our pizza to the oven and let it bake for just eight to 10 minutes. When our pizza finishes baking, we give it just a few minutes to set, slice and let pizza night commence.

Brushing the Mexican beef pizza with an egg wash on a floured pastry board.
The pizza sitting on a floured pastry board topped and ready for baking.

Perfect Pairing

We use a stout to make the beer-braised Mexican shredded beef, and it's also a wonderful pairing option. The roasted malt and spicy chiles were made for each other, and then we pronounce that pairing even more with the enchilada sauce. IPA is also a popular pairing with spicy food because the hops enhance the perception of heat, and I'm also a huge fan of American pale ales with a chile-based dish.

For a nice wine pairing, a full-bodied malbec or zinfandel are great. Both are lower in tannins than other big reds, so they don't clash with the spicy notes. I also like that these wines are big enough to hold up to all the elements of the pizza.

And, of course, if you’re feeling the Tex-Mex vibe, a classic margarita is the perfect accompaniment. Obviously.

When you're looking for something a little different for your next pizza night, I hope you give this Mexican beef pizza with corn and green chiles a try.

Cheers!

A closeup the pizza cut into slices with peppers in front of it.
An aerial view of the Mexican beef pizza cut into slices.

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The Mexican beef pizza on a slate board with dried chile peppers.

Mexican Beef Pizza With Corn and Green Chiles

Topped with tender shredded beef, fresh corn, green chiles and a homemade red enchilada sauce, this Tex-Mex spin is a fun and delicious way to change up your typical pizza night.
5 from 12 votes
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Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Mexican-Italian Fusion
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 (10-inch) pizza
Calories: 555kcal
Author: Amanda McGrory-Dixon

Equipment

  • Pizza stone

Ingredients

  • ½ pound pizza dough homemade or store-bought (see notes)
  • Cornmeal for dusting
  • ¼ cup red enchilada sauce preferably homemade
  • 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
  • ⅓ cup Mexican shredded beef homemade
  • 2 tablespoons fresh corn kernels cut off the cob
  • 1 tablespoon green chiles freshly roasted, frozen, canned or jarred
  • 1 egg yolk (see notes)
  • ½ tablespoon water
  • Fresh chopped cilantro for garnish, optional

Instructions

  • If using dough stored in the refrigerator, place on a lightly floured surface, gently press into a 5-inch flat circle and cover with plastic wrap about two to three hours before you plan to bake the pizza. However, if you made your dough right away and it's already risen and come to room temperature, you're ready to skip straight to step 2. 
  • About 45 minutes to an hour before baking, place a pizza stone in the cold oven and turn the heat to 500 degrees. If you don’t have a pizza stone, you can use a large baking sheet and preheat for 30 minutes, though a pizza stone is recommended for best results.
  • Hand stretch the dough using the bed of your fingers rather than your finger tips to pat the dough outward toward the edge. Don’t pat in the center of the dough, or you’ll get limp pizza. Really focus on staying outside of the center and work toward the edge. After you work the dough, grab the edge of the pizza and lift it in the air. Allow it to quickly hang down and keep rotating the pizza crust through your fingers to allow the rest of the pizza to have a chance to hang. Do not use a rolling pin to shape and flatten. The dough is stretched when it’s 10 inches in diameter. If any holes form, pinch the dough back together.
  • Coat a pizza peel or the back of a parchment paper-covered baking sheet with cornmeal and place the hand-stretched dough on top. Adjust the shape if necessary.
  • Spread ¼ cup of enchilada sauce on the dough, leaving an edge for the crust. Top with Monterey Jack and then add the Mexican shredded beef, fresh corn and green chiles. Whisk together the egg yolk and water and brush on the crust. Transfer to the hot pizza stone.
  • If using parchment paper to transfer the pizza, bake for two minutes, remove the parchment paper and then continue to bake for six to eight minutes. If using a pizza peel with no parchment paper to transfer the pizza directly to the stone, bake for eight to 10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let the pizza set for about five minutes. Cut into slices and top with fresh cilantro if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

  • While I highly recommend my make-ahead beer pizza dough, most grocery stores sell fresh pizza dough in the section where you can find freshly prepared soups, salads and meals. If you can’t find it, ask someone at the deli counter.
  • The amount of cheese you use depends on how cheesy you like your pizza. I’m a cheesy pizza kind of lady, so I use 1 ¼ cups.
  • If you don’t want your crust quite as brown, use the entire egg instead of just the egg yolk.
  • Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5pizza | Calories: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 520mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g
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  1. Amanda Mason says

    April 15, 2019 at 4:47 am

    5 stars
    Yum! I'm loving how you brought these 2 flavors together!! I've never made homemade pizza before but this looks so yummy!! Love the step-by-step instructions!! So helpful when making this recipe!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 23, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks, Amanda! Super glad to hear it's helpful. ?

      Reply
  2. Andrea says

    April 14, 2019 at 8:43 pm

    Now these are creative toppings, love the ingredients combo! Can’t wait to give it a try, I usually make pizza for movie night, so this will happen soon!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 23, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      Yes! Glad to hear that and hope you love it.

      Reply
  3. Sharon says

    April 14, 2019 at 4:40 pm

    5 stars
    I love different takes on classic dishes and this Mexican beef pizza sure looks like one I want to try immediately!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 23, 2019 at 9:52 pm

      I hope you do!

      Reply
  4. anna says

    April 14, 2019 at 11:02 am

    5 stars
    Homemade pizza is a must in our house, at least once a week! Love your version, the combination of flavours sounds so delicious, and your photos are making me very hungry right now!!!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 23, 2019 at 9:52 pm

      Aww, thank you! Homemade pizza is the best.

      Reply
  5. Aleta says

    April 13, 2019 at 8:41 pm

    5 stars
    Whoa this pizza looks incredible! What an excellent combination... that meat looks delicious and I love the addition of the corn and chilies!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 22, 2019 at 6:06 pm

      Thanks! ?

      Reply
  6. Linda says

    April 13, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    5 stars
    This pizza sounds amazing! Love all the combination you add here, especially that shredded beef.

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 22, 2019 at 6:05 pm

      Thanks, Linda! It really makes a great pizza topping.

      Reply
  7. Anne Lawton says

    April 13, 2019 at 5:05 pm

    5 stars
    This pizza looks so good! I love all of the ingredients in this, it is such a fun twist o pizza.

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 22, 2019 at 1:16 pm

      Thanks, Anne! Appreciate it.

      Reply
  8. Tammy says

    April 12, 2019 at 6:43 pm

    5 stars
    This pizza is out of this world! It looks so amazing! Homemade pizza is the best and I cannot wait to try this.

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 22, 2019 at 1:12 pm

      Thank you! Hope it's a hit.

      Reply
  9. Uma Srinivas says

    April 12, 2019 at 12:39 am

    5 stars
    Your pizza looks amazing! Now that you remembered me I am craving for one! Is that store-bought pizza dough are good?

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 12, 2019 at 2:17 am

      Thanks! The store-bought dough is pretty good. It generally comes in 1-pound balls, and you only need half a pound for a 10-inch pizza, so you can make two pizzas or freeze the other half for later.

      Reply
  10. Pearl Rodrigues says

    April 11, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    5 stars
    Ah!! I'm drooling over how delicious this looks. I love Mexican food but have never tried a Pizza like this one. Gotta try it out for sure

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 11, 2019 at 10:00 pm

      I hope you do! It's tasty.

      Reply
  11. Danielle Wolter says

    April 11, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    5 stars
    oh my...what an awesome combo of ingredients! it is so fun to make pizzas in different flavors. the beef sound so juicy and delicious too!

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      April 11, 2019 at 6:11 pm

      Thank you! Totally agree. Honestly, I'm not huge on plain pepperoni. I like my pizza to take a different spin.

      Reply
  12. Veena Azmanov says

    April 11, 2019 at 2:26 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious combination of ingredients and flavors. Looks yummy and my family to thoroughly enjoy every bite of this yummy Pizza.

    Reply
    • Amanda McGrory-Dixon says

      May 01, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      Thank you! I hope you all do!

      Reply

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