Treat your family to a meatless Mexican dinner with these nopales tostadas - ready in 30 minutes.
Nopales Tostadas
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons white onion, finely chopped
- 1 can (16 oz ) refried black beans
- 1 package (4.5 oz) tostadas (12 tostadas)
- 1 jar (15 oz) Nopales strips in brine, drained
- 2 Roma tomatoes diced, (1 cup)
- 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1 large ripe avocado, cut into 24 slices
- 3/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Salsa, if desired
- Mexican style cream, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. Stir in onions; cook about 2 to 3 minutes or until soft. Stir in refried beans. Cook for 2 to 3minutes until hot, stirring occasionally. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes, to keep tostadas from getting too soft.
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Step2To assemble tostadas: Spread 2 tablespoons refried bean mixture on each shell; top with 2 tablespoons nopales, 1 rounded tablespoon tomatoes, 1 scant tablespoon red onion, 2 slices avocado, and 1 tablespoon queso cotija. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition
140
Calories
6g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 340mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 16%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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