Beef Tostadas

I love, love, love it when I can use food twice AND it really works!  Of course, this doesn’t happen often but you know what I mean.  Sometimes, leftovers just don’t work or you try to use something you’ve got in the fridge for a “round 2 meal” and your whole family goes….”really? No, it’s okay, it’s just not like what you usually fix.”  There’s not a home cook out there that hasn’t tried to stretch a dollar, make something yummy that the family will like and feel good about both.  Well…that happened last night!  Last weekend we had a great meal with the centerpiece being a beef roast.  There was a bit left over so I had to get creative.  After a little research and pantry shopping, I came up with Beef Tostadas.  The meal turned out great, the boys had seconds and Hunter deemed it “Blog Worthy”….hmmm, more about that comment later.  Anyway, here’s what I did –

Beef Tostadas

Turn leftover beef into its own meal with Beef Tostadas.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Donya Mullins

Ingredients

• 5 cups beef
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 can of beans - use either pinto or black beans
• corn or flour tortillas
• shredded cheese

Instructions

• Shred leftover beef into small pieces using 2 forks and place in a large skillet or heavy pan. 
• Add tomato sauce and water. Mix well.
• Sprinkle in a packet of taco seasoning (I use Wick Fowler's - All Natural).
• Add garlic powder and cumin.
• Add lemon juice - just squeeze it into the pot - this make a HUGE DIFFERENCE in the taste - don't skip this.
• Drain and rinse beans. Gently mash beans with the back of a fork until about 1/3 of amount are in small pieces.
• Add to the meat mixture and fold together. Simmer on low heat for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Heat corn or flour tortillas on grill. 
• When toasted, place a heaping spoonful of meat mixture on the tortilla and top with shredded cheese. 
• When cheese is melted, remove and top with all of your favorite extras.

Notes

Extras might include...more cheese, chopped lettuce, red onion, sour cream, fresh salsa, jalapenos, guacamole, hot sauce.