Beef N Bean Torta Recipes

BEEF 'N' BEAN TORTA

Steps:

• Cut four 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on the bottom and up the sides of a 5-qt. slow cooker. Coat strips with cooking spray., In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, tomatoes, olives, chili powder, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Spoon about 1-2/3 cups into prepared slow cooker; top with one tortilla and 1/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers three times., Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through. Using foil strips as handles, remove the tortilla stack to a platter. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro and serve with salsa, sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes.

CRISPY OVEN BEEF-AND-BEAN TOSTADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix garlic salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Keep warm while preparing tostada shells.
• Brush oil over both sides of tortillas and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Bake tortillas in preheated oven until crisped on top, about 5 minutes. Flip tortillas and continue baking until other side crisps, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Heat refried beans in a saucepan over medium-low, stirring regularly until hot, about 5 minutes (see Cook's Note).
• Divide refried beans between tostadas and spread over one side of each; spoon ground beef mixture over the beans. Top each tostada with lettuce, Cheddar cheese, and diced tomato.

BLACK BEAN AND CHEESE TORTA

Steps:

• Toss lettuce with radishes, onions, vinegar, salt and pepper; set aside.
• Remove bread from insides of bolillo halves, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells; reserve removed bread for snacking or another use. Spread insides of shells evenly with mayo. Spoon beans into bottom halves of bolillos; top with Singles. Place on rack of broiler pan.
• Broil 2 min. or until Singles are melted. Top with lettuce mixture; cover with tops of bolillos.

DROWNED BEEF SANDWICH WITH CHIPOTLE SAUCE (TORTA AHOGADA)

Steps:

• Combine chipotle cooking sauce, beef broth, and 1/4 cup chopped cilantro in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and cook for 1 minute. Add roast beef and 1/4 cup chipotle sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Ladle remaining chipotle sauce mixture into 4 bowls for dipping. Spoon roast beef mixture onto the bottom half of each bun, top with a cilantro sprig, and place the top on each bun. Dip sandwiches into sauce.

CORNED BEEF TORTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Line pie plate with pastry or phyllo.
• In small, non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add onion.
• Cook, stirring, 7 minutes- or until onion is lightly browned.
• Stir in cinnamon, salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, combine corned beef and peas, breaking up corned beef with a fork.
• Stir in onion mixture.
• Pour into prepared pie plate, Dampen edge of crust with water.
• Cover with top pastry or phyllo.
• Trim edges and flute.
• Cut steam vents in top.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes until top is golden.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.