Easy Beef Tostadas

Quick and Easy Beef Tostadas are a fantastic dish to throw together any night of the week. Crispy tortillas, seasoned meat, refried beans and all of your favorite taco toppings make up these delicious tostadas.

This is great meal to serve family style. I like to bring everything to the table and let everyone choose what they want to top their tostadas with. The kids love being able to create their own tostadas!

This is one of my favorite easy meals to make. This recipe really is simple and quick to make and always makes everyone happy. You cannot go wrong with crispy fried corn tortillas, beans and seasoned beef. This recipe is easily customizable. You can switch up the meat, or even opt for no meat.

I love switching up the toppings for this recipe. There are so many options for toppings. With limitless options you are sure to find toppings for everyone to enjoy.

For these tostadas I use my Homemade Refried Beans recipe. This recipe is great to make in a big batch, portion and freeze for an easy side later on. If you do not have time to make homemade refried beans, use canned refried beans.

Tostadas are very similar to tacos, with the main difference being a flat crispy tortilla as the base. Your typical tostadas are constructed as follows: Crispy tortilla base, refried beans, seasoned meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa.

• Use shredded chicken instead of beef.
• No meat, just beans and your choice of toppings.
• Use pickled red or white onions as a topping.
• Change up the cheese, use cotija, cheddar or pepperjack.
• Pickled or fresh jalapeños are a great topping.
• Sour cream is a great topping.
• Guacamole is a great topping.
• Pico De Gallo is a great topping.
• Use mashed black beans instead of the refried beans.
• A drizzle of Mexican Table Cream!

Fry the Tortillas

Start by heating 1/2" of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium- high heat. Fry each corn tortilla for approximately 1 minute, flip and fry for an additional 30 - 45 seconds. The tortillas should be crisp and slightly darker in color. Place on a wire rack or paper towels to drain and cool. Continue until all of the tortillas are cooked.

Cook the Meat

In a skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef. Crumbling as it cooks. When the beef is halfway through cooking add in the diced onions and continue cooking until fully cooked.

Drain the meat, return it to the skillet and stir in the seasonings. You may need a tablespoon of water or two to help the seasonings fully incorporate.

Toppings

Gather all of your topping and start to assemble the tostadas. Spread your desired amount of refried beans on the tostada, top with the meat and other toppings. Enjoy!

This recipe comes together super-fast. You can have everything prepped and cooked in less than an hour! On busy weeknights or even lunch time having a meal done in less than an hour is always great.

Leave a comment below and share your favorite toppings for tostadas!

Store the leftover meat, beans and topping in separate containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. The tortillas can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.