Taco Salad
Taco Salad

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, taco salad. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

This is a quick-to-throw-together taco salad that even picky family members will eat, as you can serve any of the ingredients on the side. I sometimes serve with taco shells and let my five-year-old make tacos out of the ingredients (minus the dressing for the salad). My kids and husband ate their taco salad with the tortilla chips but I had mine with just lettuce tomatoes a tablespoon of reduced fat sour cream and homemade salsa.

Taco Salad is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Taco Salad is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have taco salad using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Taco Salad:
  1. Take 1 packages flour tortilla shells,(large or small ones)
  2. Get 2 lb ground beef, chuck or chicken Chunked or shredded for chicken
  3. Take 1 large onion, chopped
  4. Prepare 1 head lettuce, Shredded
  5. Get 3 tomatoes, dices small pieces
  6. Get 8 oz sour cream
  7. Make ready 2 can refried beans, or homemade works great
  8. Prepare 2 packages taco seasoning mix
  9. Get packages shredded cheese
  10. Prepare 1 guacamole (optional)
  11. Take 1/2 cup water
  12. Make ready 1 vegetable oil
  13. Make ready Black beans optional

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. Stir in taco seasoning and water; bring to a boil. Brown ground beef, drain grease, adding taco seasoning and following directions on package.

Steps to make Taco Salad:
  1. On medium heat, brown beef or chicken until fully cooked, breaking beef up until crumbly.
  2. Heat enough oil to deep fry in deep pot to 350°F.
  3. Drain the meat and keep warm.
  4. Mix taco seasoning, water and beef or chicken and mix well and cook until mixture thickens. Set aside and keep warm.
  5. Take 1 flour tortilla and place in hot oil. With a slotted metal spoon, put down the center of tortilla and hold under oil. This will form the bowl. The sides will rise and while holding down the middle it will form.
  6. Fry a couple of minutes until browned to your liking.
  7. Drain cooked shells on cooling rack over paper towels to drain excess oil.
  8. Put meat in bottom of shell and top with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, sour cream and cheese. I like Guacamole in mine. and shredded cheese of your choice. I use the Mexican Taco blend or sharp cheddar.

When ground beef is cold, place in a large bowl and add all remaining ingredients. This easy mexican taco salad will become your go-to weekday recipe to please the whole family. Ready in just minutes flat, this salad makes the perfect accompaniment to a busy weeknight or a tight schedule. With an authentic and flavorful edge, this salad soars above the rest in its simplicity, short ingredient. Dorito Taco Salad is a delicious salad we've been serving at potlucks for as long as I can remember!.

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