Taco Salad

ellie_'s Note:

This salad uses Doritos (tortilla chips) instead of a taco shell and the ingredients are things I usually have on hand. Recipe source: local newspaper

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ head lettuce , diced
• 1 onion , diced
• 1 (8 ounce) package cheddar cheese , grated
• 2 tomatoes , diced
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix (we like Lawrey's or McCormick)
• ranch salad dressing (we like garlic ranch) or French dressing (we like garlic ranch)
• 1 (12 ounce) bag taco flavored tortilla chips (Doritos)

Directions:

1. In a large skillet brown ground beef; stir in taco seasoning as directed on package;drain excess liquid and let cool.
2. Mix together remaining ingredients (except for the tortilla chips) in a large bowl, add beef mixture and toss.
3. Stir in the tortilla chips and toss (or place chips on top of each individual serving).
4. Serve with sour cream, avocado slices, and green chilies and/or your favorite taco garnishes.

Reviews

[wyzgirl14]

YUM! This taco salad was the best one I have ever tasted! It was so easy to make, that I will be making this again soon. I used Lite Catalina dressing and it tasted great! I will try it with ranch next time. Thanks for posting, Ellie!

[~Nimz~]

This is just excellent and so simple and quick to make. I made this for my daughter and I to have for a light dinner. She used the ranch dressing on her's and I put my own salsa on mine. We didn't add anything to the meat and lettuce but the tomatoes, onion (on mine) and cheese. We crushed some Jalapeno flavored Tostitoes on top and it tasted great. I wish I could have found an avocado for mine, but I will next time we make this. Thanks Ellie for a great and simple dinner.

[Lvs2Cook]

I made this today for lunch for my DS and I and it was excellent! Very quick and easy to make. I left out the onion since DS is not a fan of onion. I also served it warm because we were hungry and couldn't wait for it to cool down. Otherwise, I made it as posted with ranch dressing. Thanks for posting!!!