Beef Taco Salad
I love Mexican food. We eat it at least once a week and it never gets old. This is a salad that I like to make often because it is a little healthier than your traditional taco salad but it still tastes SO good. The key is the beef – it is really the star of the show. The spice mixture is so good, especially the adobo seasoning and the complete sazon seasoning The best part of this meal is that it is super customizable. Feeling super healthy? Omit the Doritos! Feeling fun, add some other fun toppings like: queso, guacamole, pico de gallo, avocado and sour cream. Sometimes I even add Spanish rice! The possibilities are endless. Another note – if you like cilantro more than parsley – feel free to add it! I just personally can not eat cilantro so I never use it.
Beef Taco Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 onion minced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp red pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp adobo seasoning
- 1/4 tsp complete sazon seasoning
- 1 cup corn fresh, uncooked
- ¼ cup parsley minced – you can use cilantro
- 1 tsp butter
- 1½-2 cups Doritos crushed
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes optional
- 1 cup black beans optional
- 4 cups lettuce chopped
Instructions
- in frying pan, cook hamburger and then remove from pan and set aside
- in same pan, saute onions until translucent, seasoning with salt and pepper (you may need to add a little oil to the pan)
- add hamburger back to the pan then add spices and water, stiring well to combine and then bring to a boil
- reduce heat and simmer until all water is gone
- while beef mixture is simmering, heat up butter in a small skillet and then add corn
- season corn with salt, pepper and parsley
- cook corn for about 5 minutes, then set aside
- when beef is ready, assemble salads by placing lettuce in large bowl then topping with 1/3 of the beef mixture, 1/3 of the corn, 1/3 of the tomatoes, 1/3 of the black beans (optional) and then top off with the crushed doritos!
