A Super Easy Chorizo and Bean Tostada for When Dinner’s Got to Be Fast.
Chorizo is one of our very favorite kinds of sausage. While the word “chorizo” can refer to a Spanish heavily seasoned cured or smoked pork sausage, in the case of this tostada recipe, we’re talking about the Mexican type of chorizo—still heavily spiced, but a fresh, raw pork sausage. Rich and seasoned with chiles, garlic and vinegar, we think of Mexican chorizo as a super ingredient—more powerful than your average ingredient in making a meal satisfying yet requiring little effort on the part of the cook. We love super ingredients! Especially on busy weeknights. Chorizo is the star of this tostada recipe so buy the best quality you can find! If you want smoky-delicious, but a little healthier, check out our chicken tinga!
Everything You’ll Need to Make Our Easy Chorizo Tostada Recipe
Just a few ingredients are all it takes to make tostadas at home. They’re simple, quick, crunchy and filling. Plus? They’re always a hit because everyone can make their tostada exactly they way they want it—extra guacamole, drowning in hot sauce, or completely sans condiments. Whatever! Have it your way. Here’s all you’ll need to make these easy tostadas:
Chorizo
Refried beans
Tostada shells
Cotija cheese
Our Favorite Bean and Chorizo Tostada Toppings
Because this tostada recipe is such a time-saver in a lot of ways—store bought tostada shells, canned refried beans, pre-ground chorizo! That means that there’s plenty of time leftover to whip up a delicious seasoned sour cream sauce that we drizzle on top of the finished tostadas, and it means that you’ve also got time to make some of the tostada toppings and sides that make them extra extra tasty. Toppings like:
Shredded iceberg lettuce
And that aforementioned sour cream sauce! Sour cream, lime, oregano, cumin and garlic powder get a little kick from the Mexican hot sauce of your choice (think Tapatio or Cholula) and (as you might imagine) this creamy white sauce is a wonderfully flavorful addition to just about anything! But it really makes this tostada recipe stand out.
How to Make The Easiest Chorizo Tostadas, Ever
You can make these tostadas as homemade and handmade or as store-bought and short-cut as you’d like. When a tostada craving hits, we are often too busy and too hungry to take the slow way, so we often opt for store-bought tostada shells and canned refried beans to make things as quick and easy as can be.
Make the seasoned sour cream sauce. Just pop all of the ingredients in a small bowl or food processor and blend until the sauce is smooth and ready to drizzle.
Cook the chorizo! Sauté the ground chorizo sausage until it’s cooked through.
Beans + chorizo. Stir the refried beans into the chorizo and cook until the beans have warmed through.
Assemble the tostadas! Just like with tacos, this can be a DIY prospect. Just lay out the fillings and toppings and let everyone assemble themselves. Meat and bean mixture onto the tostadas. Sprinkle with cotija cheese, iceberg lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and more cotija.
Drizzle with desired amount white sauce, a squeeze of lime and hot sauce.
What To Serve With Tostadas
Tools You’ll Need:
Swap Taco Night for Tostada Night!
While we’d be lost without some of our weeknight go-to recipes, it’s fun to mix things up sometimes. And this tostada recipe is so easy that you can easily fit it into your rotation without feeling overwhelmed—we swear! Try the recipe, and let us know how you like it, OK? Share a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see your stuff! Happy eating!
