5 from 9 votes
Easy Taco Salad
This easy taco salad is the perfect dinner sized salad! Made with taco spiced ground beef, fresh vegetable toppings, crunchy tortilla strips, and topped with your choice of delicious dressing!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
402 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning
- 8 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cheese shredded
- 1 cup cherry tomato quartered
- 1 liced jalapeno pepper sliced
- 1 quartered lime
- ½ thinly sliced red onion or diced
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can black olive drained, sliced
Instructions
- In a 12-inch skillet add ground beef and set over medium-high heat. Break up the meat and let it brown.
- Once browned, add the taco seasoning and cook according to package directions. Once cooked, remove from heat and let it slightly cool while you prepare the salads.
- If you're making a large family style salad make this in one giant salad bowl. If not, spread the ilettuce across 4 lagre salad bowls.
- To the top of the lettuce, add taco ground beef, shredded cheese, cherry tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, lime wedge, red onion, and sliced olives.
- Top wiht your prepfered dressing and enjoy immediatly!
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Notes
- One serving is based on 2 cups of lettuce with a quarter of each topping ingredient.
- Top your salad with salsa, sour cream, Catalina dressing, Western dressing, or a simple oil and vinegar.
- Feel free to mix up any toppings you desire - sliced bell peppers, leftover roasted vegetables, fresh cilantro, etc.
- Instead of ground beef, you could use ground chicken or turkey.
- Use a storebought or homemade taco seasoning.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
103mg
(34%)
Sodium
288mg
(12%)
Potassium
697mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
8826IU
(177%)
Vitamin C
39mg
(43%)
Calcium
200mg
(20%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 288mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 697mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 8826IU | 177% |
| Vitamin C | 39mg | 43% |
| Calcium | 200mg | 20% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.