Recipe: Tasty 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 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Taco Salad

1. You need 1 lb of Ground beef.
2. Prepare 1 packages of Taco seasonings.
3. You need 2/3 cup of Water.
4. Prepare 1 head of Lettuce.
5. Prepare 1 of Various other veggies (tomatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, etc.).
6. You need 1 cup of Shredded cheddar cheese.
7. It's 1 cup of French dressing.
8. You need 1/3 cup of Russian dressing.
9. It's 1 box of Ranch Doritos.
10. It's 1 box of Taco flavored Doritos.

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 step by step

1. Brown the meat in frying pan.
2. Drain the grease.
3. Add taco seasoning mix with water.
4. Bring mixture to boiling then let simmer.
5. While meat is simmering, cut up vegetables and mix into a large bowl. Use whatever veggies you have in the fridge!.
6. Take a couple handfuls of both ranch and taco Doritos and crunch them up in a bag and add to veggie bowl.
7. Add one cup of shredded cheddar to mixture.
8. Pour French and Russian dressing into bowl and mix well. You can use more or less dressing depending on how much you think you would like.

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.