Description
A healthier way to make tostadas and better tasting. The simple secret to making crispy tostadas is baking the corn tortillas instead of frying.
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ pound ground beef
- ½ cup chopped sweet onion, or more to taste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 6 corn tortillas
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups refried beans
- 2 cups shredded lettuce, or as desired
- 1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 tomato, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Mix garlic salt
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- cumin
- and black pepper together in a small bowl.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef
- onion
- and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly
- 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Keep warm while preparing tostada shells.
- Brush oil over both sides of tortillas and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Bake tortillas in preheated oven until crisped on top
- about 5 minutes. Flip tortillas and continue baking until other side crisps
- 2 to 3 minutes more.
- Heat refried beans in a saucepan over medium-low
- stirring regularly until hot
- about 5 minutes (see Cook’s Note).
- Divide refried beans between tostadas and spread over one side of each; spoon ground beef mixture over the beans. Top each tostada with lettuce
- Cheddar cheese
- and diced tomato.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 3