Walking Tostada for #SundaySupper

The name of this recipe – Walking Tostada – should be reason enough to make it! What the heck is that, a walking tostada? And what evil genius came up with that name for what is essentially a crazy multilayered bean dip?

As you can see from the 1980s recipe card penned by my mother, we had this for Thanksgiving 1981. I’m sure it was an appetizer, which would have disappeared quickly into the four gaping maws of me and my brothers, all in our 20s at that time.

These days, my family enjoys this AS dinner, not as an appie BEFORE dinner. We’ll have a salad or some other veggie alongside, and we all use tortilla chips to dip out our dinner.

Beans first, sour cream next, then guacamole and green chiles.

Next goes cheese, then tomatoes (I used yellow tomatoes in this version), then olives and cilantro.

Assemble and serve at room temperature. If making ahead, store in the refrigerator.

It’s fun and delicious. Isn’t that what a family dinner should be?

This is part of the #SundaySupper movement, an idea to bring the family together for a home-cooked meal on Sunday. We try to eat together each evening and are lucky enough to be able to do so, but on occasion we find ourselves far-flung. It always feels better to reconnect over the dinner table, doesn’t it?

This week’s theme is “Kids in the Kitchen.” This recipe is a good one to include children on, because they can easily help with the spreading or layering. They can also help determine which layers might work for everyone, and which layers (cilantro? olives?) might be best to put on three-quarters of the dish and leave off the other quarter. I’m lucky that my children like all of these ingredients. If yours don’t, then make a special corner of it for them!

Check out the other fabulous #SundaySupper dishes created by other bloggers participating this week:

Start your day:

• Panko Encrusted French Toast Sticks ~Doggie At the Dinner Table 
• Pineapple Not-Upside Down Muffins ~In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Bacon, Egg & Sausage Breakfast Cups ~Daily Dish Recipes 
• Buttermilk French Toast with Homemade Cinnamon – Raisin Bread ~What Smells So Good

• Snack Attack: 3 Healthy Choices for Little Nibblers ~Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Fruit Salad in an Orange Cup ~Mama’s Blissful Bites 

• Whole-wheat Pretzel Dogs ~Family Spice
• Poblano Mac ‘N Cheese ~Juanita’s Cocina
• Coconut Chicken and Shrimp ~Super for a Steal 
• Lunie and Mini-me’s Grilled Pizza ~Cravings of a Lunatic
• Hedgehog Meatballs and Chili Dog Pie ~Cooking by the Seat of our Pants
• Walking Tostada ~Shockingly Delicious
• Mini Sausage Rolls ~Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Mini Corn Dog Muffins ~In The Kitchen With KP
• Mexican Black Bean & Quinoa Burgers with Homemade Guacamole ~Cupcakes and Kale Chips
• Threaded Spaghetti Hot Dog Bites ~Damn Delicious
• Golden Potato Patties ~My Trials in the Kitchen 
• Grilled Chicken Wings in Sesame Flavors ~The Queen’s Notebook
• Spaghetti Tacos ~Girlichef
• Parmesan Corn on the Cob ~Home Cooking Memories 
• Yum Yum Salmon  ~Family Foodie
• Pad Thai ~Meal Planning Magic 
• Chicken Tortilla Bake ~Mrs. Mama Hen

Sweet Treats:

• Chocolate Slab ~Happy Baking Days 
• Chocolate Chip Cut-Out Cookies ~Chocolate Moosey
• Self-Crust Coconut Pie ~Magnolia Days
• Fresh Cherry Clafoutis ~The Meltaways
• Wolf’s Wonderful Peanut Butter-Brownie Fudge Sundaes ~The Weekend Gourmet
• Cookies and Cream Ice Cream ~The Messy Baker Blog
• Healthy Creamy Caramel Apple Parfaits with Greek Yogurt ~Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Chocolate and Salted Caramel Pudding Pops ~Hezzi-D’s Cooks and Books
• Chocolate Cheese Turnover ~Basic and Delicious 
• Chocotorta Vintage Kitchen Notes 
• Oatmeal and M&M Cookies ~That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Purple Blueberry Cake ~Tora’s Real Food
• Tropical Popsicles ~Pippi’s in the Kitchen Again
• Carrot Cupcakes ~Diabetic Foodie

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