5.0 from 9 votes
Taco Salad Bar
A make-your-own Taco Salad Bar is a modern nod to the retro taco salad recipe that lets your dinner guests customize their own delicious taco salad meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 582 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad
Cuisine:
American , Mexican-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 ounce packages taco seasoning
- 3 heads romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 .5 ounce can pinto beans
- 1 ounce bag Nacho Cheese Doritos
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 small yellow onion finely diced
- 1 green bell pepper finely diced
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup pickled jalapenos
- 2 .25 ounce cans sliced black olives
- 1 cup Catalina or french dressing
- 1 cup crema
Instructions
- Cook 2 pounds of ground beef over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to break into small pieces as it cooks.
- Add 2 (1 ounce) packages of taco seasoning to the cooking ground beef. Stir to combine.
- Continue cooking until the beef is fully cooked, around 8 minutes.
- Remove the beef from heat. Once cooled, strain off any excess grease.
- Add the pinto beans, halved cherry tomatoes, diced onion, diced bell pepper, sliced black olives, pickled jalapenos, and cheddar cheese to small individual bowls. Add crema and Catalina or French dressing to pourable containers.
- Get creative! Arrange the bowls as you’d like on a charcuterie board. Then, fill in the remaining areas with chopped Romaine lettuce.
- Add the taco-seasoned ground beef to a medium-sized bowl to serve alongside the charcuterie board. Pour the Nacho Cheese Doritos into a bowl or onto a plate or leave ‘em in the bag!
- Serves 8 lucky people.
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Notes
- My top tip for this Taco Salad Bar is to have fun with the ingredients! Add or subtract whatever you'd like - not a fan of beans? Don't include them! Prefer a more traditional tortilla chip? Use a corn tortilla chip instead of Doritos!
- *The nutrition information provided was calculated using an online calculator and the calories may differ depending on the ingredients used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
582kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
1057mg
(44%)
Potassium
1104mg
(32%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
21450IU
(429%)
Vitamin C
37mg
(41%)
Calcium
309mg
(31%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 582
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 582kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1057mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 1104mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 21450IU | 429% |
| Vitamin C | 37mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 309mg | 31% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.