Taco Salad Made Over

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We gave taco salad a makeover but kept the classic ingredients and included an ingenious way to make the shell. You get to deliver a family-restaurant favorite.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

20 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

flour tortillas (8 inch)

3/4

lb. extra-lean ground beef

Tbsp. chili powder

cup rinsed canned kidney beans

1/2

cup TACO BELL® Thick & Chunky Salsa

cups packed torn mixed salad greens

1/2

cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

large tomato, chopped

Tbsp. KRAFT Lite Ranch Dressing

Make It

HEAT oven to 425°F.

CRUMPLE 4 sheets of foil to make 4 (3-inch) balls; place on baking sheet. Top each with 1 tortilla; spray with cooking spray. Bake 6 to 8 min. or until tortillas are golden brown. (Tortillas will drape over balls as they bake to form shells.)

MEANWHILE, brown meat with chili powder in large nonstick skillet. Stir in beans and salsa; cook 3 to 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

FILL tortilla shells with salad greens, meat mixture, cheese and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover - How We Did It

Prepared with a reduced amount of extra-lean ground beef, KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese and KRAFT Lite Ranch Dressing, this tasty recipe saves 140 calories and 18 grams of fat per serving when compared to that of the full-fat version of this classic Kraft recipe.

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Molly808

posted:1/7/2006

For those of us from the SW, I used western style ranch beans. You could also use flavored pinto beans, or chili beans. I changed the cheese to low fat co-jack, and I omitted the ranch dressing-the salsa is the dressing or use low fat sour cream. To "fancy it up" you could add avocado slices or guacamole. I was glad to see this recipe-I had forgotten how good it was!!

JenBallard

posted:1/6/2006

This was awesome. I loved it and so didn't my husband and kids. I will being making this recipe over and over again.

AmandaWheeler

posted:1/4/2006

My husband is very picky, and he loved this recipe. I put a little olive oil on the tortillas before putting them in the oven, it made them more crispy. I also omitted the ranch dressing, and added fat free sour cream and black beans! Yum

a cook

posted:12/17/2005

I love taco salad and I am a major health nut. This way I get to enjoy one of my favorite dishes, guilt free. It is so delicious, I will be making this often. I loved it.

dorec

posted:12/9/2005

I made this recipe at home with the family and we thought it was easy to make and fun to get the tortilla shells to look like a bowl. The recipe was very easy for kid involvement and it took very little time to prepare. We were skeptical about the Light-Done-Right Ranch dressing on top vs. sour cream, but it was surprisingly good! Also, very nutritious. We'd make it again!