Easy Bean & Beef Tostadas are taco spiced beef & refried beans layered on a crispy tortilla topped with cheese & fresh pico de gallo. Weight Watchers friendly recipe- 6 SmartPoints!
By now, you probably have caught on to the fact that I make Mexican food at home at least once a week. It’s truly my favorite food to eat. The spices, the cheese, I love it all! One of my favorite things to make at home is tostadas. My Easy Bean & Beef Tostadas are a delicious and easy dinner made in under 30 minutes. Taco spiced ground beef and refried beans layered on top of a crispy tortilla. Topped with cheese and fresh pico de gallo! This is a Weight Watchers recipe and two tostadas are 6 SmartPoints.
A while back, I discovered that I can bake corn tortillas and they crisp up perfectly. I always thought the only way to get a corn tortilla crispy was to fry them… so not true y’all! Mexican food is my favorite cuisine so I’m constantly figured out ways to lighten my favorite dishes up to make Weight Watchers friendly. When I figured out that I can bake a corn tortilla and make it into a tostada shell, my mind was blown!
Once I figured out how to make a corn tortilla crispy, the recipe idea flood gates opened up. I make taco meat regularly so I knew the taco meat would be delicious as a tostada, rather than a traditional taco. Have you ever had a tostada? A tostada is a flat corn tortilla topped with beans, meat, lettuce, cheese, and guacamole. It’s basically a flat taco, so it’s delicious! If you ask my husband, he will say to skip the lettuce.
My Easy Bean & Beef Tostadas are just that… easy to make! To start, sauté onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and garlic in a medium skillet for 8 minutes until the onion is translucent. Next, add lean ground beef, breaking the beef into small pieces, and cook for 10 minutes until the beef is fully cooked. Add tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper and mix well. This is my basic taco meat recipe that I use for tostadas, enchiladas, and tacos!
After the meat has cooked, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low to keep warm. To make the tostada shells, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray both sides of corn tortillas with cooking spray then lay onto a baking sheet. Bake the tortillas for 7 minutes, remove from the oven and flip the tortillas, then bake for another 7 minutes until tortillas are golden crisp. Once the tostada shells are cooked, it’s time to assemble the tostadas!
Spread two tablespoons refried beans on top of a tostada shell, add two tablespoons taco meat on top of beans and set aside. Spread two tablespoons refried beans on top of a tostada shell, add two tablespoons taco meat on top of beans and set on top of the other tostada shell. Sprinkle the top with one tablespoon of shredded cheese and garnish with pico de gallo. I like to spread a bit of guacamole and fat free greek yogurt on the top too!
Easy Bean & Beef Tostadas are a delicious and easy dinner made in under 30 minutes. Taco spiced ground beef and refried beans layered on top of a crispy tortilla. Topped with cheese and fresh pico de gallo! Mexican food made easy at home!! Guaranteed to make anyone’s belly happy 🙂 . Weight Watchers friendly with 6 SmartPoints for two tostadas.
I hope you enjoy these bites of flavor!
Serves 6, 2 Tostadas per Serving
6 SMARTPOINTS per serving
5 minPrep Time
25 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Pound 96% Ground Beef
- ½ Onion
- ½ Red Bell Pepper
- 1 Jalapeno
- 1 Clove Garlic
- 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- 1 Tablespoon Cumin
- 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 2 Teaspoons Pepper
- 1 Teaspoon Smoked Paprika
- ½ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 12 Corn Tortillas (I use Mission Ultra Thin Corn Tortillas)
- 1 ½ Cups Fat Free Refried Beans
- ¾ Cup Reduced Fat Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Pico de Gallo, For Garnish
- Guacamole, optional
Instructions
- Dice onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno and set aside.
- Mince garlic and set aside.
- Heat medium skillet over medium heat and add olive oil.
- Add diced onion, bell pepper, and jalapeno. Sauté for 8 minutes until onion is translucent.
- Add garlic, season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Sauté for 1 minute.
- Add ground beef, break up into small pieces, and cook for 10 minutes until meat is fully cooked.
- Add tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.
- After the meat has cooked, cover with a lid and reduce heat to low to keep warm.
- Heat a small pot over medium low heat and add refried beans. Heat for 5 minutes or so until beans are warm.
- Make Pico de Gallo according to recipe instructions.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray tortillas with cooking spray on both sides.
- Lay tortillas on baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes.
- Remove from oven, flip over, and bake for another 7 minutes until golden crisp.
- Spread 2 tablespoons refried beans onto a tostada and add 2 tablespoons ground beef on top of beans; set aside.
- Spread 2 tablespoons refried beans onto a tostada and add 2 tablespoons ground beef on top of beans. Place tostada on top of other tostada and sprinkle the top with 1 tablespoon cheese.
- Garnish with Pico de Gallo.
Notes
Nutrition is based on the NEW Weight Watchers Freestyle Program guidelines. Nutrition calculated using Weight Watchers calculator.
NUTRITION: Serves 6, 2 Tostadas Per Serving- (6 SmartPoints Per Serving) CALORIES: 267 FAT: 9.3 SATURATED FAT: 3.9 CARBS: 16.3 FIBER: 2.7 SUGARS: 2 PROTEIN: 30.3
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25 Comments
Marissa
August 11, 2017 at 10:04 am Looks delicious:) my boyfriend and I always make toastados at home!Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:15 am Awesome! They are so fun to make :)Nellwyn
August 11, 2017 at 3:55 pm I love simple recipes like this that are healthy and easy to cook in 30 minutes! I'll have to try this one next week.Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:14 am I hope do try this soon Nellwyn!Melissa
August 11, 2017 at 7:53 pm Looks delish!! A nice change to our usual taco night!Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:14 am Thanks Melissa!Brittany Ferrell
August 11, 2017 at 10:02 pm I love that these sound so delicious, but that they are healthy, too! I just made tacos last week, but I was craving tostadas. I just did not want to try anything. Your suggestion to bake the tortillas is awesome! I will definitely try this! Brittany Ferrell recently posted...How to Be an Even Better Parent (80 Ultimate Parenting Resources)Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:14 am Oh you should totally try baking your own tostada shells! I even do the same thing to make homemade chips! Thanks Brittany :)Jenny
August 11, 2017 at 11:12 pm These look so yummy! Need to try.Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:13 am I hope you do try Jenny!!Steph
August 11, 2017 at 11:23 pm Mmmm! I also LOVE Mexican food! We make some form of tacos at least once a week! I'll throw this into the rotation. Thanks for sharing!Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:13 am Mexican food is always in the weekly rotation in my house too! Thanks Steph :)Jordyn Galan
August 12, 2017 at 12:57 am Yummy I love tostadas! I made shrimp ones last week! Jordyn Galan recently posted...Travels Around Oregon Part 2Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:12 am Oh shrimp tostadas sound good too! Thanks Jordyn :)Keri
August 12, 2017 at 9:05 pm This is perfect! I was looking for a tostada recipe!Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:12 am I'm so glad you found this one Keri!Nicole Banuelos
August 12, 2017 at 11:53 pm These looks so delicious, I think I have everything I need to go make this now!Kristine
August 14, 2017 at 9:10 am Awesome!! Thanks Nicole :)Katie | Life She Lives
August 14, 2017 at 7:50 pm I love tostadas! Just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award!: https://lifeshelives.com/blogger-recognition-award/Kristine
August 15, 2017 at 9:44 am Oh wow Katie! Thank you SO much!!!the sophia diaries
August 14, 2017 at 9:18 pm Oh, that absolutely looks delicious! I gotta make this next summer :)Kristine
August 15, 2017 at 9:44 am Thanks Sophia! I hope you do make it!Sheila
November 3, 2017 at 11:34 am OMG! We had a blast with these tostadas. They're so good. Thank you for sharing this recipe.Kristine
November 5, 2017 at 8:51 am I'm so glad to hear! They are so fun to make and to eat!!Smith
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