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Black Bean and Beef Tostadas Recipe

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Just a handful of ingredients add up to one of our family’s favorites. Also easy to double for company! —Susan Brown, Kansas City, Kansas

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Black Bean and Beef Tostadas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

8 ounces lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
8 tostada shells
Optional toppings: shredded lettuce, shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend, sour cream and/or salsa

Directions

In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 6-8 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons. Stir in black beans; heat through.
Spread refried beans over tostada shells. Top with beef mixture. Serve with toppings of your choice. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 tostadas (calculated without toppings) equals 390 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 944 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 12 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 3 lean meat.

Originally published as Black Bean and Beef Tostadas in Healthy Cooking October/November 2011, p59

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Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2011 by brendaleebrown

This recipe was very good and easy to throw together. Used ground turkey, added taco seasoning to meat mixture and spicy refried beans to spice it up!