Taco Salad Recipe
Taco Salad Recipe:
This easy taco salad recipe has spice, heat, creaminess and crunch. A quick meal
that is filled with so much flavor. Very easy preparation and quick assembly make this salad recipe a breeze to prepare whenever you need something fast for yourself, family or friends.
Its also a great party dish that everyone will enjoy.
4 servings
What you will need 10 ingredients:
- *Ground Beef
- Taco Seasoning Mix
- Kidney Beans
- Tomato
- Onion
- *Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- *Sour Cream
- Salsa
- Lettuce
- Tortilla Chips
*See Quick Tip notation in recipe for reducing fat.
Make Ahead for this salad:
- 1 lb ground beef, browned, drained
and mixed with the taco seasoning and allowed to cool.
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Ingredients:
*1 lb ground beef
taco seasoning mix 1 packet
kidney beans 1/2 cup
tomato 1 large chopped
onion 1 medium diced
*shredded cheddar cheese 1 1/2 - 2 cups
*sour cream 1 cup
salsa 1/2 cup
lettuce 4 cups shredded
tortilla chips crunched up
*Quick Tip: To reduce the fat content in this recipe make the following substitutions: For the Ground Beef use Ground Turkey. For the Cheddar Cheese use low-fat or nonfat Cheddar Cheese. For the Sour Cream use low-fat or nonfat Sour Cream. You could also use half sour cream and half yogurt to lighten it up a little more.
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1. In a skillet, brown the ground beef, drain and stir in the taco seasoning. Set aside and allow to cool.
2. After cooling the beef mixture, add the beans, tomato, onion and cheese to the skillet. Combine ingredients together.
3. Divide the lettuce between the serving plates and top the lettuce with the beef mixture.
4. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream and the salsa and divide the mixture among the four serving plates, topping each taco salad with the mixture.
5. For the final step, either sprinkle each salad with the crumbled tortilla chips or serve them around the outer edge of each serving plate.
Note: Additional cheese can be sprinkled over the top of each taco salad.
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The following are some additions you may want to add to this quick salad according to your own preferences. They add an extra touch of flavor to this spicy, creamy and crunchy taco salad recipe:
Additions:
* Avocado Slices or Chunks
* Jalapeno Pepper Slices
* Extra Salsa
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Exchanges:
You can also change the cheese that you use. Some options are: Pepper Jack Cheese or Jalapeno Cheese.
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