

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.
It’s fun and delicious. Isn’t that what a family dinner should be?
Recipe: Walking Tostada
Summary: Call this a 9-layer bean dip, or a Walking Tostada — either way it makes a substantial party appetizer or a delicious family dinner. We had it for July 4th with red, white and blue tortilla chips!
Ingredients
- 1 (16-ounce) can refried beans (my latest favorite is Rosarita No Fat Green Chile & Lime flavor)
- 1 cup sour cream (I like Daisy brand low-fat, and I stir in a shake of ground cumin)
- Guacamole (made from 2 ripe avocados, lime juice, crushed garlic clove and a squirt of green taco sauce)
- 1 (3.5-ounce) can diced green chiles
- 2 scallions, chopped
- 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup (4 ounces) or more grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Chopped or sliced black olives (sometimes I use green olives)
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Scoopers: Tortilla chips
Instructions
- In a 12- by 8- or 13- by 9-inch dish, layer refried beans (heated if you like), using an offset spatula to make it easy. Layer the sour cream, then the guacamole, then green chiles, scallions, tomatoes, cheese, olive and finally the chopped cilantro.
- Serve at room temperature with tortilla chips as dippers.
- Serves 4-6.
Source
Helen Reinhold, circa 1981
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4-6
Culinary tradition: Mexican (ish)
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
This is really delicious!
Thanks, Angie!
oh my, this looks deeelicious!
This looks so good, but I better make sure I make it when I have guests or I might eat it all myself. 🙂
Oh my gosh, this looks fantastic. I just want to swim in it.
My little guy would love this! Me too!
Yum! We end up having something like this for dinner at least one night a week! We will have to try your recipe!
love the step by step instructions ! You make it look so easy 🙂 Love the combo of good stuff that goes on the chip and your blog name too !!!!
Yum, what a fun and delicious dish. I know it would get devoured in no time flat around here. Saving to surprise the kids with!
This plus a salad sounds like the perfect dinner to me! What a record-keeper your mother was. I can’t remember what I had Thanksgiving 2011 🙂
Oh, yeah – I’m coming to your house for dinner, Dorothy! This is totally my kind of meal!
The perfect layered food to have around and, get a tostada, load it and walk away eating it! And then repeat again
I love layered bean dip…it’s great to take to a party since it can feed a crowd, but LOVE the idea of serving it family-style for dinner!
That’s an amazing tostada~ love it! Thanks for visiting my blog & sharing your #SS !
This looks fabulous! Yum! I love the title – Walking Tostada – so cute! We will definitely be making this soon!!
This dish looks amazing! Dip is one of my favorite things to eat, and I can make a meal out of dip alone. Happy #SundaySupper!
Oh yea! Bring me a bag of chips and the whole tray of this dip. Nom nom nom.
Oh yes! I’m pinning and making this ASAP! YUM!
I LOVE this recipe! Anything with guac is my favorite! I will be making your moms 1981 recipe very soon!
Looks yummy!
Love this recipe and so will my kids! Thanks for sharing during #SundaySupper! Love that you are part of our Mission!