Recipe: Perfect Taco Salad

Taco Salad. All the standard taco salad fixings (ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and onion) are chopped and tossed together with two kinds of cheese, purple kidney beans, Thousand Island dressing and a generous helping of corn chips to create a kaleidoscopic party-pleaser. Meatless Taco Salad This colorful entree combines popular taco ingredients—minus the ground beef. And you won't miss the meat at all!

Stir in the taco seasoning, chili beans and French-style dressing. Brown ground beef and taco seasoning. Simply store the cooked beef, torn lettuce, shredded cheese and salad dressing in the fridge. You can have Taco Salad using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Taco Salad

1. It's 1 Lb. of Ground Beef (90/10).
2. You need 1/2 head of Iceburg Lettuce.
3. Prepare 1/2 of Avocado 🥑.
4. You need 1 of Campari Tomato 🍅.
5. Prepare 1/2 C of Corn (optional).
6. Prepare 2 TBS. of Cilantro.
7. You need 1/4 C of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
8. Prepare of Salsa of your choice (I make my own).
9. Prepare 2 TBS. of Sour Cream.
10. It's 1/4 of Serrano Pepper (optional).
11. It's of Taco Seasoning.
12. You need of Garlic Powder.
13. You need of Salt.
14. Prepare of Pepper.

If you like, gently heat the prepared taco meat in the microwave separately before adding to the salad. Top with cheese, pico de gallo, and sour cream, then garnish with cilantro and crisp tortilla strips. An easy taco salad is even simpler than those, and it's still packed with all your favorite Mexican flavors. The smoky seasoned browned beef, juicy grape tomatoes, creamy avocado and sour cream, crispy Romaine lettuce, sharp cheddar cheese, and spicy (or mild!) salsa are all combined to perfection.

Taco Salad instructions

1. Season ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and taco seasoning. Cook in Skillet, breaking it up..
2. Chop lettuce, tomatoes, and cilantro, add to a big bowl. Add shredded cheese and diced avocado. (Add serrano and corn if adding) I just used frozen corn and microwaved it for a minute with a little butter and salt..
3. When ground beef is done, transfer to a plate to cool, then add to the rest of the ingredients..
4. Mix salsa with sour cream to use as a dressing. Add to the bowl of everything and mix together. Enjoy :).

Taco salad is one of the ultimate weeknight recipes. When there's not much time to make something taco salad is a great option, especially this version which uses ground beef (no dicing up chicken or beef), bottled salsa to add lots of flavor without the prep, and pre-shredded cheese. The Taco John's Taco Salad gives you the best of both worlds with crisp lettuce, cheddar cheese, salsa, black olives, tomatoes, and sour cream. We throw them all together in a crunchy tortilla bowl. Taco Salad is crispy, crunchy and colorful!

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