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Looking for a quick and delicious dinner idea? These Air Fryer Steak Tostadas are sure to hit the spot!

With tender, juicy steak piled high on crispy tostada shells and topped with all your favorite fixings, they’re a flavor-packed meal that’s ready in no time.

Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or just craving something tasty for dinner, these tostadas are sure to become a new favorite. So fire up your air fryer and get ready to enjoy a fiesta of flavors with these mouthwatering steak tostadas!

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Easy Air Fryer Tostadas Recipe

These Air Fryer steak tostadas are hands down one of my all-time favorite Mexican-inspired meals.

The tender, juicy steak, the crunchy tostadas, the creamy queso fresco, and all the seasonings and toppings come together to create this riot of flavors and textures, making it a no-fail recipe you absolutely need to try.

Whether you’re looking to make a quick and easy lunch for your kids or putting together a healthy and delicious meal after you’re back home from work, these juicy and flavorful tostadas will be a total hit!

You’ll be using your Air Fryer for this one, so the result will definitely be healthier. Plus, you can modify the recipe based on your personal preference and what you have at hand—another big plus in my books!

What’s Great About This Recipe

From its simplicity to its customizability, there’s quite a lot that I love about this recipe.

Flexible recipe: The flexibility of this recipe is a big win in my books. Almost all the ingredients that go into putting it together can be swapped, and you’ll also get the chance to play around with the toppings. If you’re
Full of texture: These tostadas aren’t just big on flavor but also pack in a lot of different textures for you to enjoy. The crunch from the tostadas and the fresh veggies blend beautifully with the juicy, seasoned steak and the creaminess from the beans and the cheese.
Easy to put together: These Air Fryer steak tostadas are super easy to make. You’ll need just some basic ingredients, your Air Fryer, and a few minutes of kitchen time

Ingredients Needed For Air Fryer Steak Tostadas

Here are the simple ingredients, you will need to make steak tostadas in the air fryer:

Remember the step-by-step directions and detailed ingredient list are below, in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post, as well as the nutritional information.

Flank steak: Seasoned flank steak, when air fried, makes for a great juicy and flavorful topping choice for the tostadas. You can also choose to use sirloin tip or any other cut of meat of your choice.
Refried beans: Refried beans adds to the filling for the tostadas, and really helps balance out all the other flavors by bringing in its rustic flavor and slightly creamy texture.
Taco seasoning: A generous sprinkle of taco seasoning adds the much needed flavor to the steak. You can use any other seasoning of your choice too (pssst, my homemade old bay seasoning is great!)
Queso fresco: Queso fresco lends a nice creamy element to the tostadas. If you don’t have it, you can swap this for any other melty cheese of your choice.
Cilantro: Freshly chopped cilantro is one of the best toppings you could have on these tostadas and practically on any other Mexican meal you’re trying out. It just adds a nice pop of color and freshness to the dish.
Lime: Freshly squeezed lime juice can really brighten up and amp up the flavor of the tostadas and take them to the next level.
Hot sauce: You can use Sriracha or any other hot sauce of your choice. This just lends a bit of heat to the dish.
Tostadas: Crunchy tostadas form the perfect base for all your toppings to go on.
Olive oil: Olive oil acts as a nice vehicle for all the spices and seasonings to adhere to the flank steak, and gets it nice and juicy, just the way you would want it to be.

How To Make Steak Tostadas In Air Fryer

Here are the step-by-step directions for making steak tostadas in the air fryer:

Marinate The Steak: Coat the steak generously with olive oil, then sprinkle on taco seasoning and a squeeze of lime juice. Allow the steak to marinate for a delightful infusion of flavors, ideally for 20-30 minutes, ensuring each bite bursts with zesty goodness.

Air Fry The Steak: Transfer the marinated steak into the air fryer basket and set the air fryer temperature to 400 degrees F. Set the cook time for for 8-10 minutes, shaking the basket intermittently to ensure even cooking.

Heat the Tostadas for 1-2 minutes at 380 degrees F.

Plate the taste, with bottom layer of Tostadas (warmed), refried beans, steak, shredded queso cheese, and drizzle lime juice and hot sauce (optional).

Pro Tips for the Air Fryer Steak Tostadas Recipe

Think you’re ready to try out this fun recipe? Wait up! Take note of these little pro tips and tricks that may come handy later!

In addition to the queso fresco and the cilantro, you can add lots of other toppings on the Air Fryer steak tostadas.
Finely chopped tomatoes and onions, fresh salsa, guacamole, olives, sour cream, shredded lettuce and jalapenos are all great choices as additional toppings for these tostadas.
If you can’t seem to find queso fresco, you can use any other blend of cheese you can get your hands on. Smoked cheeses are great, and so is a nice Mexican chili cheese blend.
Want to make a vegetarian version of these tostadas? Just skip adding the steak and use refried beans along with other toppings and fillings. You can also try my vegetarian Air Fryer black bean tostadas.

How Do I Store the Air Fryer Steak Tostadas?

If you have any leftover tostadas, I would recommend not assembling them, and storing them separately in individual containers.

You can make the steak last for up to 3 days when refrigerated, and just reheat in the microwave when needed.

How Do I Serve the Air Fryer Steak Tostadas?

While these tostadas are a total delight to enjoy on their own, you can also choose to team them up with other foods if you really want to take things to the next level.

With Seasoned Rice: My favorite way to serve these crunchy and crispy Air Fryer steak tostadas is to serve them with a rice dish. They can work wonderfully with almost any Mexican style rice or lightly seasoned rice dish, and it can be a nice, filling meal for your family.
With Mexican Street Corn: Mexican street corn aka elote is an absolute delight on its own, but when you pair it with these tostadas, it gets next level delicious. You can pair both these together when you’re entertaining or just want to put in a bit of extra effort.
With Corn Muffins: I love teaming up these Air Fryer steak tostadas with my all time favorite jalapeno corn muffins. I just feel they work together so wonderfully!
With Dips & Sauces: And of course, you just can’t go wrong with an array of sauces and dips to go with these tostadas. Got a few extra minutes at hand? You can try making this Air Fryer Mexican corn dip or Air Fryer queso.

FAQs Air Fryer Steak Tostadas Recipe

What Can I Use if I Don’t Find Tostada Shells? If you can’t find the hard tostada shells, you can just stick to using corn tortillas instead. Simply brush them with some olive oil and pop them in the Air Fryer until they’re crispy and ready to be loaded!

What Other Meat Fillings Can I Use? You can use lots of other meat fillings if you don’t have flank steak. Ground beef and ground chicken are two great choices.

Can I Prep the Air Fryer Steak Tostadas in Advance? You can! Simply marinate the steak up to a day in advance and refrigerate it. You can also choose to Air Fry the steak, allow it to cool down and refrigerate it in an airtight container for 2 days before you put it to use.

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