Family Friendly Taco Salad
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 542.6
- Total Fat: 25.9 g
- Cholesterol: 117.4 mg
- Sodium: 1,717.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 35.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
- Protein: 42.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Family Friendly Taco Salad calories by ingredient
Introduction
Even my 2-year-old loves this meal. It's a great low-carb swap if your family enjoys tacos -- or if you need to eat a salad while they enjoy tacos. Even my 2-year-old loves this meal. It's a great low-carb swap if your family enjoys tacos -- or if you need to eat a salad while they enjoy tacos.Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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20 oz 90% Lean Ground Beef/Ground Sirloin
1 packet Taco Seasoning (low sodium will reduce the sodium in this recipe significantly)
One head of Iceberg Lettuce, chopped
1 can Goya Black Beans
1 cup, shredded Cheddar Cheese
Garden Fresh Gourmet Salsa, your choice of mild to hot
About 2 servings Tortilla Chips, roughly crumbled
Tips
You can also add my fried corn recipe as an additional garnish, or chopped avacado.
For my family, we let everyone make their own salad at the table. Even the picky eaters get exactly what they want.
Directions
Brown beef and season per taco seasoning packet instructions.
Chop iceberg lettuce into salad size pieces.
Drain and rinse black beans. Add a tbsp. of salsa to the beans and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes.
Layer the salad in this order:
Lettuce
Beef
Beans
Shredded Cheese
Salsa (about 3 tbsp per serving)
1/4 of the crumbled chips per individual salad
Serving Size: Should make about four salads, or make in one large bowl for folks to spoon out.
Chop iceberg lettuce into salad size pieces.
Drain and rinse black beans. Add a tbsp. of salsa to the beans and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes.
Layer the salad in this order:
Lettuce
Beef
Beans
Shredded Cheese
Salsa (about 3 tbsp per serving)
1/4 of the crumbled chips per individual salad
Serving Size: Should make about four salads, or make in one large bowl for folks to spoon out.