Refried Bean Tostadas

I love the colors and flavors of Mexican food. On their own, avocado and cilantro are probably two of my favorite things, but add beans, tomatoes, cumin, and a bit of spice and well… that’s the start of some of my favorite meals, including these Refried Bean Tostadas!

Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!

Refried beans are so easy to make and they can be used in so many ways. So even if you don’t have tostadas on hand, try making them and finding creative uses for them.

Other uses for these refried beans

  • In hard or soft tacos or fajitas
  • As a delicious taco salad filling
  • Served on some Mexican quinoa or rice
  • In mini Tostitos cups, topped with guacamole and salsa, for fun and easy appetizers
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!

This recipe is versatile, so just use what you have on-hand…

Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!

I topped my Refried Bean Tostadas with:

  • Shredded kale
  • Diced avocado and cucumber
  • Salsa (I didn’t have any store-bought stuff on hand so I quickly mixed some quartered grape tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice and cumin)
  • Cilantro (fresh coriander)
  • Sriracha
  • Pepitas
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Tostadas

You can certainly fry the tostadas in some oil before topping them, but I’ve kept this really healthy and easy by just toasting up in the oven instead.

Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!

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Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas

These healthy refried bean tostadas are easy to make and can be on the table in under 30 minutes. Vegan & gluten-free!

  • Author: Angela @ Vegangela.com
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Main, Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southwestern, Vegan

Ingredients

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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 large onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 can black beans, drained
  • 1/4 cup water

Tostadas

  • 4 Tostadas
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Topping Options

  • Shredded lettuce greens (kale works wonderfully!)
  • Salsa
  • Vegan sour cream
  • Vegan shredded cheese
  • Diced avocado
  • Diced cucumber
  • Cilantro (fresh coriander)
  • Pepitas
  • Hot sauce

Instructions

Refried Beans

  1. Heat oil in large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic, and sauté until translucent, about 3 minutes.
  2. Stir in chili powder and cumin powder, and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add the black beans and water, and cook until beans are tender, about 4 minutes. Use a large fork or potato masher to roughly mash the beans. Cook for another minute.

Tostadas

  1. Preheat oven to 400F. Brush the tostadas lightly with the oil and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 5 minutes, then turn tostadas, and bake for 3-6 minutes longer until the tostadas are crisp and light brown.
  2. Divide and spread the refried bean mixture onto the 4 tostadas, add toppings, and serve with hot sauce, if desired.

Notes

Serves 4 starters/appetizers, 2 mains

Keywords: bean, easy, favorite, gluten-free, high-protein, mash, mexican, original, oven, soy-free, stove top, under 30 minutes, vegan

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Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!
Vegan Refried Bean Tostadas - Gluten-Free!

32 thoughts on “Refried Bean Tostadas”

  1. Same as Erica (last commenter), I made the filling and have been using in taco salads. SO GOOD! Thanks for another great recipe 🙂

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  2. Hi there,
    I am unable to find your wonderful vegan sour cream recipe…..could you forward it to me…
    I made it before for the bean tortillas. many thanks. joanne

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  3. Hi Angela,

    I’m hungry already. your blog is on my favs list. I visit here once in a while for ideas when i’m in confusion what to make(which happens almost every day) I just love the way you have it going here. Do you have any suggestions on Edamame salad? I’m craving for Edamame these days.

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  4. Mexican food is one of my favourites too and this looks delicious! I finally found a store nearby that sells canned black beans (who knew it could be so hard!) so I have been on a Mexican high recently. I think these will be my next Mexican meal!

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    • Yay for finding canned black beans! I don’t know why they’re so difficult to find in Australia. We should start an import business! Please let me know if you tried this recipe and what you thought of it 🙂

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  5. With you all the way – the beautiful colours of Mexican food just makes me happy before I’ve even got around to taking the first bite. I love beans in all their forms, but refried beans are some of my favourite!

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  6. I just found your blog and I love it! I was looking for a vegan mex recipe to make for friends tomorrow night and BINGO! This looks absolutely delicioso 🙂
    Thanks for a great food blog!

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