Low Carb Beef Tostadas

What is a tostada?

Tostada means “toasted” and is made using a crispy tortilla topped with meat and other taco-style ingredients. It is fun to pile them on with your favorite low carb toppings like lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, avocados (or guac), diced tomatoes, and salsa. Use store-bought guacamole to make it easy and save time. You can top them with pickled red onions, pickled jalapenos, or freshly diced peppers to spice things up. You will love this Keto Mexican recipe!

How do you make a Keto tostada?

Keto tostadas are best made in the oven using a Keto tortilla. For this recipe, we used our Keto tortillas and toasted them in the oven. The tortillas themselves are easy to make as well as put together once toasted into a tostada.

What kind of meat is used on these tostadas?

We used our Best Keto Instant Pot Beef Machaca recipe for these tostadas. However, you can use shredded chicken, pork shoulder, or even shrimp.

Serving suggestions

These tostadas would make an excellent light lunch. To add more vegetables to this meal consider pairing beef tostadas with these Keto Brussels sprouts elotes! This dish is rich, creamy, and bright!

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Net Carbs

5.8 g
Fiber

4.6 g
Total Carbs

9.9 g
Protein

12.3 g
Fats

21.5 g

273 cals

Quantity

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Keto Tortillas

6 tortillas at 0.5 oz each
Beef steak, chuck, visible fat eaten

6 oz
Guacamole

6 oz
White onion

0.33 cup
Cilantro

0.33 cup, chopped
Cabbage

6 tbsp, shredded
Lime

1 each - 2" diameter
Radish

8 tbsp, sliced
Crema Mexican Style Cream

12 tsp
Green salsa (salsa verde)

12 tsp

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 F and cook tortillas for 7-8 minutes or until toasted and crispy. You can also use an air fryer to crisp the tostadas in about half the time. Tostadas can be stored in an airtight container overnight if you want to prep ahead.
Step 2

In the meantime, shred the cabbage. Also, combine the chopped white onion and cilantro in a bowl. Slice the lime and radish. Feel free to use a mandolin to slice the cabbage and radish. Then after the radish has been sliced thin, julienne the radish.
Step 3

Once the tostadas are crispy, top them with 1 oz of guacamole then the meat. Feel free to add more meat at this step to fill your macros to your personal needs.
Step 4

Top the meat with the shredded cabbage, chopped onion/cilantro mixture, 1 tbsp julienned radish, 2 tsp crema, and 2 tsp salsa each. Feel free to add any additional toppings you might like. For example, sliced jalapenos, diced habaneros etc.
Step 5

Squeeze each tostada with a bit of lime juice. Serve immediately. Enjoy!