Easy Taco Salad Recipe
- A Great Ground Beef Recipe
This is a quick and easy taco salad recipe with black beans. It's not very spicy and actually has a slightly sweet taste from the Thousand Island dressing. A great ground beef recipe!
You can use purchased taco seasoning mix with this ground beef recipe but it's much better with the salt free seasoning mix recipe listed below.
Easy Taco Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound ground Beef
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 tomatoes, diced
1 (10 ounce) bag tortilla chips, coarsely crumbled
1 (8 fluid ounce) bottle Thousand Island dressing
Directions
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir until the ground beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink.
Mix in the taco seasoning mix as directed on package. Remove from the heat.
Combine the ground beef, black beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and tortilla chips in a large bowl. Toss with the Thousand Island salad dressing. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for an hour before serving.
This ground beef recipe makes a large amount. If you're not sure whether or not it will all be eaten immediately it might be a good idea to put the tortilla chips on individual servings. They will get soggy in leftovers!
Taco Seasoning For Easy Taco Salad Recipe
This is a delicious alternative to packaged taco seasoning. It's not only great on this ground beef recipe but will also spice up chicken or anything else where you desire a Southwestern flavor.
Ingredients
4 teaspoons dried minced onion
3 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. This mix will last up to a year if stored in an airtight container kept in a cool place.
If you're in a hurry for a delicious dinner with a Southwestern flair give a try to this quick and easy taco salad recipe.
You Might Need:
Commercial Restaurant Taco Bowl Basket
Norpro Taco Press
Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press
Libbey 12-Piece Margarita Party Set
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