Love a good fusion meal? Look no further than this delicious birria pizza to satisfy your Italian-Mexican cravings. This mouthwatering pizza features slow-cooked birria meat, gooey cheese, and spicy jalapenos.
Why you’ll love this birria pizza recipe
It is so flavorful. If you’ve tried my quesabirria tacos, you know that birria meat and stew pack heaps of flavor. It is sweet, spicy, tangy, savory, and all things good!
Quick. If you have birria meat leftovers or a frozen batch, you can enjoy this pizza within minutes.
Versatile. I love how versatile this pizza is. You can also use any crust you like, including a cauliflower pizza crust, eggplant base, cast iron crust, or even French bread!
Ultimate fusion recipe. If you love experimenting with exciting flavors and cuisines (like my Mexican pizza), this one is for you!
Looking for more birria meat recipes? Try a birria quesadilla or birria ramen.
Ingredients Needed
You can never have too much birria meat, especially when there are so many tasty dishes to use it in. Let’s see what else you need:
Pizza dough. Get your trusted store-bought dough, or make your pizza dough from scratch.
Birria cooking liquid and meat. You’ll need this flavorful stew to sauce up the pizza, along with the meat. Follow my quesabirria tacos recipe to make the tastiest birria sauce.
Birria meat substitute
Any flavorful Mexican style meat works, including carnitas, barbacoa, or something hearty like al pastor or chicken al pastor. All of these proteins come in some form of broth too, which can work like a sauce.
Cheese. No pizza is complete without a generous layer of shredded cheese. Use Mexican Oaxaca cheese or your favorite cheese for this pizza.
Jalapenos. Clean and slice one jalapeno pepper to spice up your pizza.
How to make delicious birria pizza
Roll the dough. Dust the surface and roll the dough out into a circular pizza base. Transfer it to the baking sheet and create raised borders to hold the toppings.
Assemble the pizza. Add the birria liquid, spread the shredded meat, layer the cheese, and evenly arrange the jalapenos on the pizza.
Bake, slice, and serve. Bake the pizza in a preheated oven at 250°C for 12 minutes until the cheese melts.