Cook over medium heat until the mixture is hot and bubbling. 2. Spread the bean mixture on the tostadas or spoon over the tortilla chips. Top with the lettuce, cheese and tomato. Serve with the ...

Crisp up a tortilla, then lay out an array of on-hand toppings so your dining companions can make their own tostadas. Still life: ingredients on the way to becoming a black bean tostada.

Usually for a tostada, one would fry the tortillas to make a crispy foundation, but most days that’s just too much, so a bit of cooking spray or a brush of oil and the oven will suffice. For the beans ...

it's easy enough to pick up any old brand of tostada shells, or you can simply take a corn tortilla and bake it until it's crunchy as we do in our easy homemade black bean tostada recipe.