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® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N 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.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

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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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a cook

posted:5/30/2009

I used 7% ground turkey instead of beef. I made some fresh pico de gallo to put on top of it instead of the dressing. This was very good. I also made it into mini taco salads for company by using a muffin tin and cutting the tortillas out to shape them. It worked great!

cheriak

posted:5/29/2009

I have been making taco salad very similar to this for a number of years using baked 96% FF tortilla shells. Everyone loves them. I also cut tortilla shells into chips and bake them to serve with salsa. Great snack-more chips for fewer calories,salt, and fat!

bethipoo

posted:5/29/2009

Good recipe, used taco seasoning instead of chili powder. Instead of wasting all that foil, I use the 6 oz. pyrex dishes. They come in sets of four. Turn one upside down an drape a tortilla over the bowl. No wasted foil!

kahigh

posted:5/27/2009

Made these tonight for dinner. Hubby loved them! We used sour cream instead of the ranch dressing. What an easy dinner!

QOE1

posted:5/27/2009

Baking the shells was a brilliant idea, why didn't I think of it? Our entire family loves this salad!

morando3

posted:4/30/2009

Always impresses my guests! What a great idea!

a cook

posted:4/14/2009

I love the tortillas you can shape into bowls. It was so easy and it worked out perfectly!

pegandmike

posted:3/31/2009

It was just ok. Using a taco seasoning would taste better and cheaper than using the salsa/chili powder. I like the texture of the baked tortillas but next time wouldn't waste using the foil. I didn't feel the drizzle of ranch added anything.

poemfish

posted:3/25/2009

My husband & I thought this was easy & delicious! I'm not a huge fan of beans, but this is a great way to include them in a meal1

giraffespot

posted:2/17/2009

My family always goes back for seconds and any left overs get eaten!