Smashed Black Bean & Beef Tostadas

Name: Smashed Black Bean & Beef Tostadas with Green Pepper, Pico de Gallo & Lime Crema
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 Onion; 1/4 oz Cilantro; 1 Lime; 1 unit Long Green Pepper; 1 Black Beans; 3 tbsp Sour Cream; 6 Tortillas; 1 tbsp Southwest Spice Blend; 1 unit Tex-Mex Paste; 1/2 cup Mexican Cheese Blend; 4 oz Pico de Gallo; Salt; Black Pepper; 2 tsp Cooking Oil; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Butter; 10 oz Ground Beef

with Green Pepper, Pico de Gallo & Lime Crema

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Can’t decide between the mouthwatering flavors of your favorite taco and the satisfying crunch-factor of a plate of nachos? Enter the tostada, aka the perfect marriage of the two. Here, you’ll toast tortillas in the oven for a flat, golden, crispy base. Then, you’ll layer on all your toppings—think creamy spiced black beans, melty Mexican cheeses, sautéed pepper and onion, pico de gallo, and tangy lime crema. Yep, it’s pretty safe to say these tostadas are a SMASH hit.

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Main Course

Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

Servings

1 Onion
1/4 oz Cilantro
1 Lime
1 unit Long Green Pepper
1 Black Beans
3 tbsp Sour Cream
6 Tortillas
1 tbsp Southwest Spice Blend
1 unit Tex-Mex Paste
1/2 cup Mexican Cheese Blend
4 oz Pico de Gallo
Salt
Black Pepper
2 tsp Cooking Oil
1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 tbsp Butter
10 oz Ground Beef

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

Quarter lime. Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Drain and rinse beans. Roughly chop cilantro.

In a small bowl, combine sour cream with a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef or turkey; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until lightly browned, 3-5 minutes (it will cook through in Step 5). Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Carefully discard any excess grease from pan if necessary. Wipe out pan.
2

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, onion, and half the Southwest Spice Blend (you’ll use the rest in the next step). Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly charred and softened, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.

Use pan used for beef or turkey here.
3

Heat pan used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add beans, Tex-Mex paste, remaining Southwest Spice Blend, and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings). Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has mostly evaporated, 3-4 minutes.

Remove from heat; gently mash beans with a potato masher or back of a spoon. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. (TIP: If mixture is too thick, stir in a splash of water.) Season with salt and pepper.
4

Drizzle tortillas with 1 TBSP olive oil (2 TBSP for 4 servings); brush or rub to coat all over. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer (divide between 2 sheets for 4). Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork.

Bake on top rack, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden, 4-5 minutes per side. (For 4, bake on top and middle racks; flipping tortillas and swapping rack positions halfway through.) TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.
5

Once tortillas are toasted, remove sheet from oven. Carefully spread each tortilla with smashed beans, then top with veggies and Mexican cheese blend.

Return to top rack until cheese melts, 2-3 minutes.

Add beef or turkey to tortillas along with veggies, then top with Mexican cheese blend. Cook through the rest of this step as instructed.
6

Divide tostadas between plates. Top with pico de gallo (draining first), lime crema, and as much cilantro as you like. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.

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