25 ground beef and bean tostada Recipes

whole green chilies, with seeds (i used fresh and broiled and removed the skins ), white kidney beans (pinto beans, pink beans, canelli beans), low-fat milk , for thinning (cream, half and half), ground turkey (or beef), taco seasoning, grated cheddar cheese, grated monterey jack cheese, corn tortillas (or more depending on dish and amount of layers), oil for lightly frying tortilla, worcestershire sauce (optional- i just like it on all my meat lol )

flour, baking powder, milk, ground beef, garlic cloves, minced, diced green chilies, taco seasoning, salt and pepper, water, refried beans, chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, sliced olive, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced green onion, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, vegetable oil (for frying )

raw mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled (we used two chorizo links), free range ground beef (ground chicken, buffalo or turkey can be substituted if you prefer), refried beans (i made homemade lightly seasoned black beans in the crock pot), masa harina, salt, water , for mixing, oil (for frying ), cotija cheese (lucky we are to have a locally made cotija!) or 1 cup queso fresco, crumbled (lucky we are to have a locally made cotija!), green cabbage (we used a combination of and butter lettuce) or 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded (we used a combination of and butter lettuce), mexican crema (we tried the latter! good!) or 1/2 cup sour cream mixed with 2 tsp heavy cream (we tried the latter! good!), fresh cilantro, chopped (fresh !), radishes, minced, lime, cut into small wedges, roma tomatoes, diced small (or other favorite tomatoes of your choice), cilantro, chopped, white onion, diced small, jalapeno, seeded and finely minced (i only used equivalent of 1 tbsp of jalapeno), freshly squeezed lime juice, salt and pepper, to taste

refried beans, chopped green chilies, drained, tostadas, ground beef, salsa, shredded lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, diced tomato