4.5 from 6 votes
Quick and Healthy Taco Salad (Only Takes 10 Mins!)
This Quick and Healthy Taco Salad has all the flavors of your Tex-Mex favorites on a bed of crispy lettuce. It's gluten-free, sugar-free, and low-carb!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
Servings
Calories:
315 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine:
Tex-Mex
Ingredients
- 3 cups lettuce mixed; crunchy
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin ground
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- salt to taste, sea salt
- 1 cup cherry tomato sliced
- 1 ear corn cooked and kernels cut off the cob
- 1/2 avocado cubed or sliced
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons salsa verde
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons spring onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 lime
Instructions
- In a frying pan on medium-high heat, break up your ground beef and cook it for 2 minutes or until it begins to brown. Add chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and a pinch of salt, and continue to cook for a few more minutes or until the beef is fully cooked and the spices are fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- Once the beef is cool, lay down the lettuce on a plate, then the cherry tomatoes, spring onion, beef and corn kernels.
- Add the avocado and dollop on the sour cream.
- Drizzle on the salsa verde, olive oil, and lime juice. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
315kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
49mg
(16%)
Sodium
141mg
(6%)
Potassium
565mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1702IU
(34%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 315
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 315kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 141mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 565mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1702IU | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.