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    Five Ingredient Taco Salad Recipe

    Published: Apr 15, 2021 · Modified: Apr 3, 2022 by burntapple · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Enjoy this easy weeknight meal for our five ingredient taco salad recipe! Pair it with our gluten free copycat Taco Bell cinnamon twists for a delicious sweet treat after dinner!

    Taco Salad Ingredients

    What type of meat should you use?

    We used ground meat for this recipe. It cooks up really fast. You can use whatever ground meat you want--ground beef or ground chicken are the most common types of meat used.

    Taco Seasoning Packets or Not?

    You are welcome to use taco seasoning packets or your own personal taco seasoning blend. For ease, we often just use a taco seasoning packet.

    Toppings

    Taco salad topping choices are endless! There are so many different choices from protein to vegetable to carbohydrate toppings.

    Let's Talk More About Taco Salad Toppings:

    There are so many different toppings you can use on your taco salad! It's seriously endless!! Here is a list of possible taco salad toppings:

    • Shredded cheese--cheddar, mexican cheese blend, cotija cheese, feta, etc.
    • Diced tomatoes
    • Olives
    • Beans--refried beans or black, pinto, etc.
    • Mexican rice or cilantro lime rice
    • Salsa
    • Guacamole
    • Chopped cilantro
    • Avocados
    • Sour Cream
    • Roasted corn or other vegetables (we found frozen bags of precooked roasted vegetables at Trader Joes)
    • Pineapple or mango slices
    • Dressing: ranch, cilantro ranch, or other dressing
    • Chips--corn chips or tortilla chips

    You can choose any (or all!) of these but we often rotate and just choose a few of the above topping ideas each time we make taco salad to add some variety.

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    Five Ingredient Taco Salad

    Enjoy this easy weeknight meal for our five ingredient taco salad recipe! Pair it with our gluten free copycat Taco Bell cinnamon twists for a delicious sweet treat after dinner!
    Print Recipe
    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 4 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 cups lettuce, shredded
    • 1 lb cooked taco meat
    • 1 cup tortilla chips, crushed
    • 1 cup shredded cheese see toppings for cheese ideas
    • 4 cups toppings

    Instructions
     

    • Arrange approximately two cups of lettuce on each plate, then top with meat, approximately ¼ cup cheese, ¼ cup tortilla chips, and approximately one cup toppings as desired.

    Notes

    There are so many different toppings you can use on your taco salad! It's seriously endless!! Here is a list of possible taco salad toppings:
    • Shredded cheese--cheddar, mexican cheese blend, cotija cheese, feta, etc.
    • Diced tomatoes
    • Olives
    • Beans--refried beans or black, pinto, etc.
    • Mexican rice or cilantro lime rice
    • Salsa
    • Guacamole
    • Chopped cilantro
    • Avocados
    • Sour Cream
    • Roasted corn or other vegetables (we found frozen bags of precooked roasted vegetables at Trader Joes)
    • Pineapple or mango slices
    • Dressing: ranch, cilantro ranch, or other dressing
    • Chips--corn chips or tortilla chips
    You can choose any (or all!) of these but we often rotate and just choose a few of the above topping ideas each time we make taco salad to add some variety.

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    • Copycat Gluten Free Taco Bell Cinnamon Twists
    • Copycat El Pollo Loco Chicken
    • Southwest Chicken and Rice Bowls with Natural Cheese Sauce
    • Under 30 Minute Easy Spanish Rice Meal
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