This Mexican Pizza Lasagna tastes like a Mexican pizza, looks like a lasagna, and rocks our weeknight dinner routine! This recipe is vegetarian, gluten-gree, and easily made vegan with a super simple swap.
This is the recipe that never ends.
My mom and I pass our revisions back and forth so often, that it almost feels like I’m back home in her kitchen! We love it so!
It all started when I was home visiting the fam and made one of my late night [read: LATE late night] creations for my mom and siblings to snack on.
The dip won them over and the next time I was home to visit, my mom whipped up her version, in casserole form.
Oh. My. Gosh! Talk about a game-changer!
These days when I make it I keep things simple, vegetarian, and stacked high and mighty in a pyrex baking bowl. It’s even freezer-friendly so feel free to double the recipe if you’d like!
Easy Vegetarian Mexican Pizza Lasagna
Tastes like a mexican pizza. Looks like a lasagna! Vegetarian, Gluten-free and easily made vegan too!
Recipe yields 2-4 servings.
To feed a crowd, break out your casserole dish and get your layer on! This dish is easily doubled, tripled, or quadrupled to feed more!
Mexican Pizza Lasagna
Ingredients
- 4 small corn tortillas
- 1 cup refried beans
- 1-2 cups black beans
- ½ cup enchilada sauce (red or green)
- 4 TBSP salsa verde (homemade or store bought)
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 1 TBSP chopped green onions
- 3-4 oz shredded cheese
- taco sauce, for topping
- sour cream or greek yogurt, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prep a bake-able glass bowl with a thin layer of sauce to prevent sticking.
- With a tortilla in one hand an a butter knife in the other, spread a thick layer of refried beans onto the corn tortilla.
- Top with black beans, green salsa, more enchilada sauce, and then place inside your baking bowl or dish. This will be your first layer.
- Repeat this step for the next two layers. If you’re going the T-Rex route or need a cheese fix, top the bean-y goodness with [cooked] meat &/or cheese and repeat. This not only makes fabulous leftovers but is a great way to use up leftovers you may have creeping around in your fridge!
- Each layer will be more of the same until you reach the final tortilla.
- Pretty it up with a splash of color! Add diced tomatoes, jalapenos, shredded colby jack cheese and all your favorite toppings.
- Bake at 350F for about 20-25 minutes and then top with additional tomato, and chopped green onions for an extra burst of color. It doesn’t need it, but a dollop of sour cream [or greek yogurt!] takes this baby to the next level. Yum!
Notes
Nutrition
If you get a chance to try this vegetarian Mexican pizza lasagna, let me know! Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation!
NOTE: I’ve gotten in the habit of shredding up a colby jack string cheese stick on top of tacos, nachos, and mexican pizza. They melt like a champ and act as cheesy portion control! Also, if you have a random packet of taco sauce lying around, it’s nothing short of amazing when paired with this dish.
special diets and swaps
Brontosaurus Chefs – make this recipe vegan by nixing the cheese or adding daiya shredded cheeze. Easy peasy! Guacamole also makes an excellent topping as does vegan sour cream!
T-Rex Chefs – saute ground turkey or beef with onions, garlic, taco seasoning + dried cilantro and add it to each layer if you’d like!
Craving some heat? Top off your dish with fresh or pickled jalapeños!
So… how was it?
Easy and ahhhhmazing! If you can make a sandwich, you can make this lasagna! No boiling noodles or mixing complicated fillings… just layer like a sandwich, bake, and enjoy. It tastes fabulous the first day and equally phenomenal as leftovers. Adding a little taco sauce makes it taste like a glammed up version of Taco bells Mexican pizza, minus the deep fried tortillas and sketch factor.
The combination of warm melty goodness with crisp, cool tomatoes, green onions and sour cream is absolute perfection… and oh-so satisfying! It’ll pair nicely with a side salad or you can simply pile shredded lettuce and guacamole right on top! Balanced and baller!
Now go make this. Stat! <3
I highly suggest making extra! In true lasagna fashion, it tastes even better the next day!
I make it so often, I even whipped up a re-mix
The mexican pizza recipe was not good. My husband hated it. My 8 year old’s took 1 bite. I thought it needed some salt. I didn’t care for the corn tortillas. I didn’t add the salsa verde-maybe that was a mistake, but I would not make again!
I’m so sorry to hear it, Koren. We make this once a month but do add the salsa and a hearty dollop of sour cream on top so maybe it’s that or maybe just a matter of different tastes.
Made it, sooo delicious! pinned it, too. Love your site!
i love your page …. as an ex army wife… i think your page name is cute . and love the photo of u and ur hubby .. best of luck to you both ..
This recipe is very similar to a recipe that I make but yours photograps much better. Can’t wait to try it out and I have signed up for your feed.
bookmarking this one!!!!!
whoohooo!!!! keep me posted girly!
I’m making this right now, Brit style! Can’t wait. Will let you know how it turns out! xx
No other comment but “oh-my-goodness-this-looks-so-good-and-I-must-make-it-pronto” will suffice.
Seriously. Yum.
OMG. You had me at Mexican! Definitely going to surprise my hubby (who is Mexican) with this one night!!! =) Thanks for the awesome recipe! Looks delish!
Ok, this stuff sounds and looks amazing!! I’d probably make it with hamburger or turkey, but I think I would eat this without also!! Yum, thanks so much for sharing!
I just made 997…you go girl..that is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I am writing it down right now…..thank you so very much for sharing! I have shared it with all of my FB friends….around 3100…you will reach 1000 very soon. Congratulations…
This sounds wonderful! Can’t wait to try it!
OMG this looks so freaking good!
That (referencing above photo) is a BEAUTIFUL thing! I wants it. Now.
I love Mexican and I love lasagna. Perfect combination you have here! I love everything in there!!!
Yay! Thank you for this recipe! It looks amazing. Not to mention how pretty it is. (Though I’m sure mine won’t turn out as beautiful as yours)
And I have to agree with everyone else, the addition of guacamole sounds delicious.
Yippee! Thanks so much for the recipe! I really can’t wait to try it. Maybe once I get through all these leftovers, but then again I haven’t had any vegetables in days unless you count potatoes 🙂 This definitely being bookmarked!
Oh yummy, yummy, yummy! I make something similar but it normally ends up as one hot mess. Yours is beautiful.
I am so happy, I finally am using my Pinterest account. I pinned this…it looks so good and I’m so hungry right now.
How creative! I love the beautiful colors of this pizza lasagna! It looks so yummy too.
K, I am TOTALLY a spicysaurus!
My mom used to make a turkey version of this growing up! This looks great
OH this looks fantastic. I’d serve with a gallon of guac 🙂
This is such a great idea!! looks awesome 😀
You had me at the title. Pizza + lasagna + Mexican = pure love.
Yum! looks a lot like my mom’s 7-layer dip that my whole family enjoys. I’m going to try this over the weekend…perfect for Sunday afternoons in front of the football games
Yum – I think this looks amazing – I’ll be adding this to my to-cook list (with Daiya, of course ;)). Mmmmm…..
This makes me very hungry, and I’d like it piled up with guacamole please. Thanks.
I am going to make this for my whole family when I go home for Christmas! They woul love this!!
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Looks delish! 🙂 <3
LOVE it! That looks like my favourite bean quesadillas I make but topped with goodness too….ooh so tempting!
Yum! I make a really delicious taco lasagna, but it has ground beef in it … for us meat eaters out there! 😉 This looks amazing, too!
Drool!! It’s pretty! And it’s Veg… nice!
Oh that is just delicious looking. I love all of the beautiful layers.
oh my–you have combined all of my favorite foods/food types together!! bookmarked!
Wow! This looks like a great excuse to go buy a pretty glass baking dish! Looks so good…it may even be on my dinner menu tonight!!!
now that looks super easy…more time to enjoy it 🙂
omg, this looks like heaven. so amazing. thanks for sharing love. stop by sometime. xo
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I LOVE this recipe! My mouth is watering…and it’s GF! Yay! I made your Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts Au Gratin on Thanksgiving and it was a HUGE hit. You’re amazing. xoxo <3
This sounds delicious!
Very interesting. The name is what caught my eye…This dish has the entire package. Sounds like a great late night snack or for an anytime meal.
Mexican Pizza Lasagna certainly may be a great twist on some interesting tastes!
pizza on earth,
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Holy smokes! Can’t wait to try this! I would like to try Spicysaurus style please! 🙂 Love the new pic of you and the hubs on the sidebar too! So CUTE!!!
I make a very similar recipe that has a crapton of carnitas in it. I kind of love this idea.
This looks so good! And your pictures are so nice too- love it!
um yes, definitely making this for the hubby. like maybe tomorrow. yeah.
Looks delicious! I’m kind of hungry all of a sudden… I just sent you an email and I mentioned that I’ve missed your posts. And now here’s a new one. Oops! Just scratch the first paragraph, please! 😉
Yup, this looks awesome. And what a great tip on the string cheese! I’ll have to remember that one!
Yummm! I like the idea of melting cheese sticks on top- I have no self control with cheese, so that may help with portion sizes and all 🙂
This looks fabulous! I love Mexican, and this little tortilla stack is perfect! I have all the ingredients too. Tomorrow is fend for yourself night, I think this is what I am going to make. Thanks!!
I’ve been dying for you to post this recipe! Ahh. Love! This looks easy and amazing! CanNOT wait to try this out!
This looks wonderful. I wish my Mom was around to swap recipes with. You are a lucky girl, enjoy every moment. I am bookmarking this one. This is a must try.
Wow, this looks great! My Mom and I share recipes all the time. She and I both have a really hard time following a recipe and making note of all the changes we made to it. Thankfully the blog is making me better at noting down my steps in the kitchen… but the same cannot be said for my Mom!
Wonderful recipe, and it looks nutritious ridiculously easy. I serve my family enchiladas once a week, so the Mexican Pizza Lasagna will be an exciting change for them. This is also great “pizza” alternative for my husband, who is allergic to wheat and yeast.
Alaiyo
Love it! Looks so good 🙂
This looks amazing! I’ve been on such a Mexican food kick lately, so I’m definitely going to be making this!
Can I just say NomNomNom, and hope everyone else understands? I’m a sucker for anything Mexican. I just finished dinner and dessert, am physically stuffed, but now I want this. Oh, the delightful agony!
Thanks for combining my two favourite cuisines in one – Now I can make it at home instead of having to wait for restaurant nights 😉
I just finished eating and these photos are making me hungry!! It looks so good!
Miiiiight have to show this one to the boyfriend because this looks delish!!
Thanks chickadee! <3 its ridiculously good! I need to catch up on your posts like woah! sorry I went MIA again! I’ve been in holiday mode non-stop! =)
ahhh I usually do! its soooo good! totally make it =)
Oh its AMAZING! My mom is a freaking genius! I just healthified it up a bit! and I want to hear alllll about your recreation with goat cheddar! Does it taste just like regular cheddar cheese? I love goat cheese and I love cheddar so…I’m thinking it rocks!
Thanks Meredith! SO nice to meet you! Following your blog too!! <3
Looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
Looks wonderful – extra jalapenos for me. 🙂
Pinned to try this week!
This might be the most creative lasagna I’ve ever seen. Love it!! Just joined — getting you one step closer to 1,000 !
This might be the most creative lasagna I’ve ever seen. Love it!! Just joined — getting you one step closer to 1,000 !
OMG!! This is killing me over here….I’m going to make this with goat cheddar…I’m dreaming of it now…swoon!!!
xxoo
This is my idea of heaven. Seriously. I think I’d add some avocado to the top and I could pretty much eat this for the rest of my life and be happy 🙂
That looks ridiculously good–simple comfort food after being in a food coma the last few days.
This looks SO yummy! I have always loved (and bee-lined for) anything that looks like taco dip at a party. Turning it into its own dish (not a dip) is a perfect idea in my book!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
People always leave this comment, but I swear, I just bookmarked this! 😉
Looks delish, girl!
Yay!!!! Totally make it sometime! deeelish!
Yum this looks delish! My two favorite foods (Mexican and Italian) combined into one makes this an awesome recipe!