Bean Tostadas
Corn tortillas fried to a crisp golden brown topped with refried beans, cheese, lettuce and tomato are a wonderful leftover makeover.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 6-8 corn tortillas
- 1-2 cups refried beans
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup lettuce, shredded
- 1 tomato, diced
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2-3 green onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp cilantro, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup sliced black olives, optional
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat about ¼ inch of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Fry corn tortillas until crisp, about 2 minutes per side.
- Place fried tortillas on a paper towel lined plate to drain off excess fat.
- Heat refried beans either in the oven, microwave, or on the stovetop until warm.
Assemble Tostadas:
- Spread about a ⅓ cup of refried beans onto tortilla.
- Top with a layer of shredded cheese.
- Top with a layer of shredded lettuce.
- Add sour cream, and hot sauce.
- Top with chopped tomatoes, green onions, olives and chopped cilantro.