Easy Ground Beef Taco Salad Recipe
Whether you are looking to eat more vegetables or just looking for a light summer lunch, this ground beef taco salad is a good salad recipe. You will love how simple this easy taco salad is to prepare and the seasoning is made from scratch, no artificial ingredients or preservatives! We like to make this taco salad recipes with ground beef to use up leftover taco meat or as a prep meat once and eat it two different way to save time on busy school nights!
Servings 4 large salads
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef1 onion, chopped1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained1 can chopped tomatoes8 oz tomato sauce,alt & peppercheddar or mexi cheeselettucesour cream
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- taco seasoning
- Cheese - mexican or cheddar
- large head of iceberg lettuce, chopped
- sour cream optional
- salsa or hot sauce optional
- tortilla chips optional
Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Mix together seasoning for homemade taco seasoning.
- Brown ground beef in a skillet with a little olive oil. Meanwhile cut 1 onion and add to beef when almost done, brown throughout.
- Drain excess fat, but don't put it down the drain without running hot water at the same time or it will make a thick fat layer and clog your pipes over time!
- Add tomato sauce, seasoning mix, salt, pepper, and rinsed and drained kidney beans from can and cook 5 minutes over medium heat. Remove from heat and cover.
- Toss in a large bowl or plate individual salads with shredded iceburg lettuce, ground beef mixture, cheese, chopped tomatoes, and sour cream. Optional - add salsa or cilantro as garnish on the top. Serve with tortilla chops