Beef and Black Bean Tostadas

A classic tostada is topped with refried beans, cheese, lettuce, salsa, and sour cream. These beef and black bean tostadas take the classic tostada up a notch. Not only is it topped with creamy refried beans, but it is also topped with a savory beefy black bean mixture.
With these you also need to add in cheese and sour cream. From there, you can add whatever other toppings you want on them. I didn’t use lettuce on these in the picture, simply because it would hide that beefy black bean mixture. Fresh chopped cilantro was added on top. Guacamole would also be a wonderful addition to this too.

Beef and Black Bean Tostadas
Real Mom Kitchen
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 1 10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 16 ounces refried beans, warmed
- 8 tostada shells
- Toppings ideas: shredded cheese blend shredded lettuce, salsa, sour cream, guacamole
Instructions
- In a large skillet, brown beef until fully cooked. Drain off any excess grease.
- Stir in tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Simmer uncovered for 6-8 minutes until most of the liquid is absorbed. Stir in black beans and heat through.
- To serve, spread refried beans over tostada shells. Top with beef mixture along with toppings as desired. Serves 4.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.