beth's taco salad
This is my daughter, Beth's number one dish of all the dishes she makes. Yum Yum and Yuuuuuummm!
prep time
25 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
yield
4-8 depending on the plate size
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 package taco seasoning mix or 2 tbsp. homemade taco season
- 1 tablespoon jalapeno juice (halved) from a jar of jalapineos
- 1 bag tortilla rounds chips
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 bunch lettuce leaves (shredded with a knife)
- 1 package cherry/grape tomatoes
- 1 can black olives (whole or sliced, whichever you prefer on your salad)
- 1/2 - onion (diced)
- 1 bag shredded cheddar or fiesta cheese
- 1 - container sour cream
- 1 - container guacamole
- 1 jar salsa/pacanti sauce
How To Make beth's taco salad
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Step 1With your hands, thoroughly mix ground beef and taco mix togather in a large bowl.
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Step 2Heat a large skillet on medium, and add 1 cup of water to the skillet and brown the ground beef mixture along with 1/2 the jalapeno juice. While the meat mixture is cooking, prep all ingredients: Put sour cream in a plastic zip-lock bag Pour the guacamole in another zip-lock bag.
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Step 3When the ground beef mixture is done cooking, drain off the excess grease return meat mixture to the skillet and add the rest of the Tbsp. of jalapeno juice, stir in the re-fried beans and thoroughly mix in to the beef mixture.
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Step 4When it's time to plate up the taco salad: Place desired amount of tortilla chips on the plate, then a hand full of shredded cheese, next the meat mixture, picanti sauce/salsa, then another hand full of cheese. Pop it into the microwave for 30 seconds or until cheese is melted.
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Step 5Finishing off the taco Salad: First add the lettuce, then the onions then the cherry/grape tomatoes, whole or halved, then the black olives.
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Step 6Cut a small hole in the bottom corner of the bag of soure cream, and in the bag of guacamole and squeeze over the top of the salad. Now, Dig in and Enjoy.
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Category:
Beef
Category:
Salads
Culture:
Mexican
Keyword:
#Cinco de Mayo
Keyword:
#dinner salads
Keyword:
#pot lucks Parties
Ingredient:
Beef
Method:
Stove Top
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