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Taco salad: Good and easy

August 24, 2016 By Karl Leave a Comment

Colorful and delicious.

Colorful and delicious. Yes, there is meat and refried beans under the veggies.

This taco salad is super-easy to make, easy on the budget, and the whole family will enjoy it. Now, there are many versions of this, but I made mine healthy and flavorful.

What you’ll need:

  • 1 lb 85/15 ground beef (fattier and you’ll need to get rid of the rendered fat)
  • 1 package of taco seasoning (you can make this yourself, recipe below)
  • 1 14-oz can of refried beans that you like (or you can make them yourself)
  • Shredded cheese (preferably Mexican) to taste
  • 1 medium tomato cut into pieces
  • 1 ripe avocado cut into pieces
  • Shredded lettuce (to taste)
  • Taco chips
  • A few leaves of cilantro
Oh, this is gonna be good!

Oh, this is gonna be good!

Here’s a seasoning mix I found at smells-like-home.com. I used 2-3 tablespoons per batch of meat.

  • ¼ cup ancho chili powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
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  • ½ to 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tbsp ground cumin
  • 3 tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

What to do:

  1. Sauté ground beef in large skillet until nearly done. Add taco seasoning and 1/3-cup of water, mix in spices and slowly cook off the liquid.
  2. Meanwhile, slowly heat the refried beans and cut up/shred your vegetables.
  3. When the meat is done, assemble the salad in a bowl:
  4. Add flavored meat to the bottom of the bowl
  5. Add refried beans on top of the meat
  6. Working quickly, encircle the meat/beans with chips
  7. Sprinkle cheese on the refried beans (it will quickly begin to melt)
  8. Cover with shredded lettuce, tomato, avocado and cilantro leaves
  9. If you wish, you could also add sour cream and taco sauce
Something sweet to drink is the perfect accompaniment.

Something sweet to drink is the perfect accompaniment.

Start eating before the chips begin to get soggy. Enjoy!

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