Turkey Tostadas
These delicious tostadas are meant to be eaten with a fork and knife.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
TURKEY TACO MEAT:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
- ½ large onion, chopped
- 3 medium garlic cloves, chopped
- 20 ounces (1¼ pounds) lean ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- One 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 cup water
- salt, to taste
TOSTADAS:
- 6 medium flour tortillas (use corn, if gluten-free)
- One and a half 15-ounce cans refried beans, warmed-up
- 1 medium head iceberg lettuce, chopped
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar or cheddar/jack cheese
- ¾ cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- guacamole, sour cream, and salsa, for serving (as desired)
Instructions
PREPARE THE TURKEY TACO MEAT:
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the onion and garlic and crumble in the turkey. Stir-fry over moderate heat until the turkey is no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- Mix in the chili powder, cumin, coriander, tomato paste, water and salt. Bring to a simmer and keep warm.
FINISH AND ASSEMBLE THE TOSTADAS:
- Put the oven on "broil" setting. Place the tortillas on the middle rack in the oven and heat until they begin to brown and get a little bit crispy, then flip and heat the other side too. Watch closely, so you don't burn them! Remove from the oven.
- Spread the heated tortillas with warmed refried beans. Sprinkle lettuce on the beans; top with the warmed turkey mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Sprinkle tomatoes and black olives on top.
- Top with salsa, guacamole and sour cream, as desired.
Notes
- If you are preparing this recipe as GLUTEN-FREE, be sure to use brands of tomato paste and refried beans that are known to be GF. Also-- use GF corn tortillas in place of flour tortillas.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 1486mg | Potassium: 860mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1677IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 5mg