Smashed Black Bean & Turkey Tostadas

🥘 Ingredients

• Black Beans
  2 unit
• Butter
  2 tbsp
• Cilantro
  ¼ ounce
• Cooking Oil
  2 tsp
• Flour Tortillas
  12 unit
• Ground Turkey
  20 oz
• Lime
  2 unit
• Long Green Pepper
  2 unit
• Mexican Cheese Blend
  1 c
• Olive Oil
  2 tbsp
• Pepper
• Pico de Gallo
  8 oz
• Salt
• Sour Cream
  6 tbsp
• Southwest Spice Blend
  2 tbsp
• Tex-Mex Paste
  2 unit
• Yellow Onion
  2 unit
• water
  ¼ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• large pan
• potato masher
• baking sheet

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Quarter Lime . Halve, core, and thinly slice Long Green Pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice Yellow Onion . Drain and rinse Black Beans . Roughly chop Cilantro . In a small bowl , combine Sour Cream with a squeeze of lime juice. Season with Salt and Pepper . Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Heat a drizzle of Cooking Oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add beef or Ground Turkey ; season with Salt and Pepper . Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 5 minutes (it will cook through in Step 5). Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Carefully discard any excess grease from pan if necessary. Wipe out pan.

   Lime: 2 unit, Long Green Pepper: 2 unit, Yellow Onion: 2 unit, Black Beans: 2 unit, Cilantro: ¼ ounce, Sour Cream: 6 tbsp, Salt, Pepper, water, Cooking Oil: 2 tsp, Ground Turkey: 20 oz, Salt, Pepper
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper, onion, and half the Southwest Spice Blend (you'll use the rest in the next step). Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly charred and softened, ⏱️ 7 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate. Use pan used for beef or turkey here.

   Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat pan used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add beans, Tex-Mex Paste , remaining Southwest Spice Blend, and water (1/3 cup for 4 servings). Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has mostly evaporated, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Remove from heat; gently mash beans with a potato masher or back of a spoon. Stir in 1 TBSP Butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. (TIP: If mixture is too thick, stir in a splash of water .) Season with salt and pepper.

   Tex-Mex Paste: 2 unit, water: ¼ cup, Butter: 2 tbsp, water
4. 

   4

   Drizzle Flour Tortillas with 1 TBSP Olive Oil (2 TBSP for 4 servings); brush or rub to coat all over. Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer (divide between 2 sheets for 4). Gently prick each tortilla in a few places with a fork. Bake on top rack, flipping halfway through, until lightly golden, ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. (For 4, bake on top and middle racks; flipping tortillas and swapping rack positions halfway through.) TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

   Flour Tortillas: 12 unit, Olive Oil: 2 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Once tortillas are toasted, remove sheet from oven. Carefully spread each tortilla with smashed beans, then top with veggies and Mexican Cheese Blend . Return to top rack until cheese melts, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add beef or turkey to tortillas along with veggies, then top with Mexican cheese blend. Cook through the rest of this step as instructed.

   Mexican Cheese Blend: 1 c
6. 

   6

   Divide tostadas between plates. Top with Pico de Gallo , lime crema, and as much cilantro as you like. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side. Ground Turkey is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

   Pico de Gallo: 8 oz