I love pizza of all types, and though I'd have to say really good deep dish is my favorite, making it at home is probably second. I'm rather particular about crust, so when I'm feeling up to it, I usually just make my own pizza dough using a few basic ingredients and my food processor. The secret to really good, crispy homemade crust is cranking up the oven with a pizza stone in it (or if you don't have one of those, like me, just use an upside down baking sheet). Pre-made crust or pizza crust mixes work too, it just depends on what you like and how much effort you feel like expending.
For this pizza, I decided to forgo traditional pizza sauce, and instead used a combination of refried beans, taco sauce, and taco seasoning as the base. After a layer of cheese, I added some tomatoes before baking so they'd get a little roasted. Once the pizza was done, I added some lettuce, green onions, and of course, taco chips. For me, it's just not taco pizza without taco chips.
I love deep dish myself, and have an excellent homemade recipe for it (after much searching and gnashing of teeth) if you want it - it's actually pretty easy, and you can use cake pans if you don't have a deep dish pizza pan.
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