Ground Beef Tostadas

Ground beef tostadas are a delicious blend of seasoned ground beef and creamy refried beans layered on crunchy corn tostadas. They're topped with cheese, crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, sour cream, green onions, and fresh cilantro for a flavorful and satisfying meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican & Southwestern

Keyword ground beef, refried beans, tostadas

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 529kcal

Author Elizabeth Rodriguez

Ingredients

½ tablespoon Chili Powder
1 teaspoon Salt we used kosher salt
1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon Onion Powder
½ teaspoon Cumin
¼ teaspoon Black Pepper or to taste
1 tablespoon Oil use a neutral oil with a high smoke point we used canola oil
1 pound Lean Ground Beef (use ground sirloin, chuck, or round)
8 ounce can Tomato Sauce
2 tablespoons Beef Broth
16 ounces Refried Beans heated through (use homemade or canned)
8 Corn Tostadas
Optional Toppings Suggestions cheese, sour cream, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce, jalapeños, corn, black beans, hot sauce, black olive, salsa

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large saute pan or skillet (with a tight fitting lid) over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, add the ground beef, chili powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
Arrange the beef in the skillet in a single layer and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir well. Continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes until browned. Stir occasionally and break up any large pieces with a wooden spoon or spatula.
Add the tomato sauce and beef broth to the pan, stir well to combine. When it starts to simmer, lower the heat to medium-low, cover and cook for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally and keep at a simmer; raise or lower the heat if necessary.
The meat mixture should be saucy not soupy. If it has too much liquid, uncover and let it simmer for a few minutes until it reaches a thicker consistency. Stir occasionally.

Build tostadas

Work with one tostada at a time. Be gentle because it will break if too much pressure is applied.
Layer 1-2 heaping tablespoons of the refried beans going almost to the edge.
Add 1-2 heaping tablespoons of the meat mixture to cover the refried beans.
Add the desired topping. We added cheese (cheddar), lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, green onions, and cilantro to ours.

Notes

Cut down on the amount of salt in the seasoning and use low sodium tomato sauce and beef broth if you are sensitive to salt.
Try our homemade refried beans recipe, if desired.
The nutritional calculation does not include the toppings.

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