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Quick Taco Salad

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A delectable mashup of fresh lettuce and tomatoes, cheese and lean ground beef, without the hassle of stuffing a shell. Taco salad, we raise our fork to you.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

lb. lean ground beef

onion, chopped

pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

1/4

cup water

cups torn romaine lettuce (about 1 large head)

tomatoes, chopped

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese

cups tortilla chips, coarsely crushed

1/4

cup KRAFT Classic Ranch Dressing

It's for dipping and dunking and mixing-upping. And yes, for salad too.

Make It

BROWN meat with onions in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat; drain.

ADD seasoning mix and water; mix well. Bring to boil. Simmer on medium-low heat 3 min.

DIVIDE lettuce among 4 plates. Top evenly with meat mixture, tomatoes, cheese and crushed chips. Drizzle with dressing.

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DAMeinert

posted:5/4/2012

Love the recipe. I prefer my own topping though mixing salsa and sour cream together. But enjoyed the quick fix and tasty meal.

rdrakester

posted:5/3/2012

I make this recipe often. Sometimes I make changes according to what is on hand such as iceberg lettuce, black olives, crushed Fritos, Doritos or taco shells, mexican cheese and love using Taco Bell Bold & Creamy spicy ranchero sauce (from the store). All is good!!!

thspencer51

posted:5/3/2012

3 stars for fixing the recipe as is....5 stars for the change - didn't like the ranch dressing or tortilla chips - too much lettuce. I changed it with 1/2 lettuce, using salsa instead of salad dressing, added dollops of fat free sour cream to the top. Added chopped onion and cilantro. MUCH BETTER!!!

ily819

posted:1/16/2012

I have made this for my family many times and it is always a favorite with my young daughters. They are usually picky eaters. They love when I make this meal! I love to make it because it is delicious and so easy to make.

Androste

posted:11/7/2011

quick and easy

Nikki2208

posted:10/19/2011

I make this often, but I use Catalina dressing and doritos and mix it up in the salad - YUMO!

SweetNika

posted:10/9/2011

Took no time to make. Fixed it for me and my hubby. I used a can of diced tomatoes that I drained first instead of chopping one up. Quick and good!

sarahlucy07

posted:9/1/2011

Made this recipe, and something just didn't taste right... So I made it again, this time substituting crushed Doritos for the tortilla chips, and I used Light Catalina dressing instead of the Ranch. MUCH better! :)

doughboy11

posted:8/4/2011

This taco salad was good. It wasn't great. The one thing I did differently was cut down on the amount of lettuce. Ten cups is too much for a family of three. I used four cups, and there was plenty leftover for lunch today.

eaglemom531

posted:4/16/2011

I'm a Weight Watcher, so I used as much no-fat, low fat items as possible. This took this down to a reasonable 8 points from a whopping 13 points!