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Spiced Beef and Refried Bean Tostadas
These easy tostadas come together quickly thanks to storebought tostada shells and canned refried beans. Feel free to go wild with your favorite toppings.
👥 4 Servings👤 Kendra Vaculin📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●oven
- ●skillet
- ●spatula
- ●wooden spoon
- ●pan
- ●saucepan
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 250°. Toss 1 large tomato, finely chopped, ½ small white onion, finely chopped, 1 jalapeño, finely chopped, and ½ cup finely chopped cilantro in a medium bowl to combine. Add juice of ½ lime and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt and toss again to coat. Set pico de gallo aside.
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2
Heat 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add 1 lb. ground beef, 1½ tsp. ground cumin, 1 tsp. ground coriander, ½ tsp. smoked paprika, ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper, and remaining 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt and cook, stirring often and breaking meat up with a wooden spoon or heatproof rubber spatula, until meat is browned and nearly cooked through, about ⏱️ 3 minutes.
. extra-virgin olive oil1 Tbsp. ground beef1 lb½ tsp. ground cumin1. ground coriander1 tsp
3
Add 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced, and 2 Tbsp. tomato paste to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until combined, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp. water and cook, stirring occasionally, until incorporated, about ⏱️ 1 minute.
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4
Meanwhile, heat two 16-oz. cans refried beans in a medium saucepan over medium, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about ⏱️ 4 minutes.
16-oz. cans refried beans2
5
Arrange 8 tostadas in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake until just heated through, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Remove from oven and top each tostada with a layer of refried beans, a scoop of beef mixture, and a spoonful of reserved pico de gallo. Divide 1 avocado, thinly sliced, and ¼ cup crumbled Cotija cheese over.
tostadas8avocado, thinly sliced1
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