Friday, June 18, 2010

Baked Tostadas

I made these up one night when desperate for a quick and easy dinner with the taco ingredients I happened to have on hand, but I didn't feel like regular tacos. So this was it, and my kids all loved it.

Baked Tostadas

1 (15 oz.) can pitted black olives, drained and sliced
12-14 flour tortillas
Ragu (or any jar spaghetti sauce or plain tomato sauce)
1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
3/4 - 1 cup favorite salsa
1 pkt. taco seasoning
taco blend cheese
shredded lettuce
chopped tomatoes
sour cream

Preheat oven 425* F. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked beef, salsa, and taco seasoning. Place tortillas on cookie sheets or pizza pans. Spread the Ragu sauce lightly over each one like you are adding sauce to a pizza. Evenly divide the meat between all of the tortillas and spread the meat mixture to the edge of the Ragu sauce. Sprinkle cheese evenly over top of each meat covered tortilla. Sprinkle the sliced olives over top of each tortilla as well. Bake in oven for 10 minutes until heated through and the cheese is melted. Cut into 4 wedges and serve topped with the lettuce, sour cream and chopped tomato.

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