Local Restaurant Inspired Meal Week - Benito's Patio

Today is our last day for Local Restaurant Inspired Meal Week and we will be visiting a little dive place in Old Hillliard, Benito's Patio.  Liz White opened Benito's in 2000 and as of February 2020 she planned on selling the restaurant.  She is the bartender, server and cook and she is awesome!  If you are in a rush this is not the place for you.  Everything is laid back and it is definitely a place for the locals.

5286 Center St., Hilliard, Oh 43026

We have been there a few times since it is within bike riding distance to our house and we really loved the place.  We have tried a couple of her pizzas but our favorite is the Mexican Pizza - Provolone Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Mexican Beef, Sausage, Taco Seasoning, lettuce, tomato, onion, black olives, and sour cream.

I am going to attempt to recreate this amazing pizza for my family.  Because of the last 2 nights having incredibly labor intensive dinners I decided to take the easy way out and I used a premade crust.

My recipe is as follows:

MEXICAN PIZZA

serves 8

INGREDIENTS:

Pillsbury Pizza Crust or a premade crust to save time

1/2 lb ground beef

1/2 lb ground sausage

1 packet of taco seasoning

7-8 slices Provolone Cheese

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

1/2 cup Crumbled Queso Fresco

Shredded lettuce

Diced tomatoes

Diced onions

Black olives, sliced 

Sour cream

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Follow package directions for the pizza crust.

2.  Brown ground beef and sausage.  Then add taco seasoning and cook according to directions on packet. Add diced tomatoes to the mixture.

3.  Assemble your pizza:  Provolone cheese slices; beef, sausage and tomato mixture; onions; cheddar cheese; black olives and Queso Fresco.    Cook according to pizza crust package directions.

5.  When finished cooking top with lettuce and drizzle sour cream over entire pizza.

This was super easy, and super yummy!  Will definitely make again!