Recipe: Perfect Taco Salad

Taco Salad. Browse Our Official Site For Tasty Mexican Salad Recipes! 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.

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and drain excess fat. Stir in the taco seasoning, chili beans and French-style dressing. Combine beef, lettuce, tomatoes, dressing, corn chips and cheese in a large serving bowl; toss well to mix. You can cook Taco Salad using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Taco Salad

1. Prepare 1 lb. of Ground beef.
2. It's 2 cans of Kidney beans, drained and rinsed.
3. Prepare 1 head of Iceberg lettuce, chopped or torn.
4. Prepare 4 C. of Shredded mild cheddar cheese (cubed works great too).
5. You need 1 of large Onion, chopped.
6. You need 1 of large Tomato, chopped.
7. It's 1/2 C. of Green onions, chopped.
8. Prepare 1 can of pitted black olives, cut in half.
9. Prepare 1 bottle of Thousand Island dressing.
10. You need of Sour cream.
11. It's of Salsa.
12. You need of Cilantro, chopped or torn.
13. Prepare of Taco flavored Doritos chips, crumbled.

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. 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. Brown ground beef, drain and rinse.
2. In large bowl combine ground beef, kidney beans, lettuce, onion, tomato, green onion, cheese, olives, and Thousand Island dressing and Doritos chips..
3. Garnish with salsa, sour cream and cilantro. (Green chilies and jalapeno make great additions for a little kick!).

Brown ground beef, drain grease, adding taco seasoning and following directions on package. When ground beef is cold, place in a large bowl and add all remaining ingredients. Pour dressing over salad ingredients and toss until well-combined. Serve, topped with crushed corn chips if desired. If not serving immediately, cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.