taco salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Tammy Woodward
Charlotte, NC

My kids love to make this themselves... makes for a great different type of dish at picinics or cookouts

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For taco salad

  • 1/2 head of iceburg lettuce
  • 1
    12 oz bag of doritos (we use spicy nacho but you can use any flavor)
  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 1 lb
    ground pork
  • 2 pkg
    taco seasoning mix
  • 2
    cans kidney beans (we use one light/one dark for color)
  • 3 lg
    tomatoes, diced
  • 1
    black olives- canned (pre sliced)
  • 2 c
    shredded cheese (we use taco cheese)

How To Make taco salad

  • 1
    Brown ground beef and ground pork; drain; mix in seasoning as stated on package; add canned kidney beans after draining; set to side to cool
  • 2
    shred lettuce as you would for any salad; crush Doritos; mix with lettuce and rest of ingredients
  • 3
    when meat mixture is cool, mix all together with lettuce mixture; top with all your favorite taco ingredients (salsa, sour cream, quacamole, ect...)

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