Taco Salad
When you want tacos, but you want something light...and you love salad - so you make a Taco Salad! This was the perfect easy weeknight meal that the whole family got down with! The warm taco meat with the flavor bursts from the fresh cold veggies, the shredded cheese, and sour cream - it was just perfect. That squirt of lime juice at the end, I mean it was a total flavor bomb! The best part about this dish was that all of the ingredients are so versatile, you could do anything with the leftovers!
Ingredients
For the taco meat:
- 1 lb Ground beef
- ⅔ cup Water
- 1 Packet taco seasoning
For the taco salad:
- 8 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
- 3 Green onions thinly sliced
- 1 ½ cups Roma tomato diced
- 1 ½ cups Shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ cups Crushed tortilla chips
- ¾ cup Sour cream
- 2 tbsp Cilantro minced
- Lime or lemon juice
- Hot sauce
Instructions
To make the taco meat:
- In a large skillet on medium heat, brown ground beef until no longer pink, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks, 5-7 minutes
- Drain beef and return to skillet on medium. Add in water and taco seasoning, stir until combined.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until thick, about 3 minutes.
To assemble the taco salad:
- In a bowl, assemble the taco salad as follows. Lettuce, taco meat, cheese, tomato, onion, cilantro, lime juice, hot sauce, sour cream, crushed tortilla chips. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 2cupsCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 22gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 80mgSodium: 600mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 950IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 260mgIron: 2.5mg
Please be aware that nutritional values are approximate and intended as a helpful guide
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