Tostada Compuesta
Created by dienia b on August 12, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 45m
- Recipe #13785
Ingredients
- MEXICAN BEEF
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 1/4 chili powder
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- VINAIGRETTE
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 12 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- TO SERVE
- Tostadas (4)
- 2 cups refried beans
- 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded (colby)
- 3 cups lettuce, shredded
- 1 cup whole tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup guacamole
How to Make
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Step 1: MEXICAN BEEF: Make Mexican beef by frying beef and onion together; drain fat. Add garlic; add cumin, oregano, and chili powder. Add tomato sauce. Simmer for 20 minutes.
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Step 2: VINAIGRETTE: Mix red wine vinegar, honey, lime juice, chili powder, olive oil, parsley and garlic powder together.
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Step 3: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 4: Add a little meat to refried beans; spread on tostada.
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Step 5: Place on a cookie sheet.
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Step 6: Top with cheese.
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Step 7: Bake in oven until cheese melts and beans bubble.
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Step 8: Plate; add 1/2 cup lettuce, sprinkle with vinaigrette, sprinkle on tomatoes and black olives.
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Step 9: Take a spoonful of meat; put on top; sprinkle with cheese and side with sour cream and guacamole.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (655.1 g)
- Calories 1487.7
- Total Fat - 98.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 30.4 g
- Cholesterol - 261.5 mg
- Sodium - 1344.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 61.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.3 g
- Sugars - 21.3 g
- Protein - 92.3 g
- Calcium - 913.6 mg
- Iron - 22.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 24.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg