Air fryer Mexican pizza
Two crisp flour tortillas sandwiching a layer of seasoned refried beans, topped with red sauce, melted cheese and fresh tomato, like the fast-food favorite but better.
- 25 min total
- 15 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 2
- About $2.53 a serving
- 680 calories
- Vegetarian
Dolly says: I’d make this on a weeknight. It’s on the table in 25 minutes.
Ingredients
For 2 servings.
- 4 flour tortillas
- 1 cup vegetarian refried beans
- ½ cup red enchilada sauce
- 1 cup Mexican blend cheese
- 1 Roma tomato, diced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup sour cream (optional)
- 1 can black olives, sliced (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
Each serving has about 680 calories, 27 g protein, 68 g carbs and 33 g fat, and costs about $2.53 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No flour tortillas? Whole wheat tortillas work.
- No Mexican blend cheese? Shredded cheddar or cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese works.
- No green onions? Chives work.
- No sour cream? Plain Greek yogurt works.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Brush the tortillas lightly with oil on both sides.
Air fry 2 tortillas at 400°F for 3 minutes, flipping halfway, until and . Repeat with the other 2.
Crispy. Crispy means the outside is dry, firm and crunchy. It comes from high heat, a little oil and room in the pan, because crowded food steams and goes soft.
How you’ll know: It sounds crunchy when you tap or bite it, and it doesn’t flop when you lift it.
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Timer: 3 min
Dolly’s tip: If the fan lifts them, set a small metal rack or trivet on top to hold them down.Stir the chili powder and cumin into the beans in a small bowl and microwave 1 minute, until soft enough to spread.
Timer: 1 min
Spread the beans over 2 of the tortillas and set the other 2 on top.
Crispy. Crispy means the outside is dry, firm and crunchy. It comes from high heat, a little oil and room in the pan, because crowded food steams and goes soft.
How you’ll know: It sounds crunchy when you tap or bite it, and it doesn’t flop when you lift it.
Spread the enchilada sauce over the top tortillas and sprinkle with the cheese.
Air fry one pizza at a time at 375°F for 3 to 4 minutes, until the cheese has and bubbles.
Melt. Melting means gently heating something solid, like butter or cheese, until it turns liquid. Low or medium heat keeps it from browning or burning.
How you’ll know: It’s smooth and liquid, and butter may foam a little but hasn’t turned brown.
Timer: 3 min
Top with the tomato, green onions, sour cream and olives, and cut each pizza into quarters.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
