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Loaded Crunchy Taco Salad Recipe

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    1 Servings

Ingredients

Taco Salad:
  • 1 pound Ground Beef
  • 1 packet Taco Seasoning
  • 8 cups Lettuce
  • 2 cups Grape Tomatoes
  • 1 15 oz can Black Beans
  • 1 15-ounce can Garbanzo Beans
  • 1 Sliced Red Onion
  • 2 cups Frozen Corn, thawed
  • 2 cups Crushed Tortilla Chips
  • 1/2 cup Cotija Cheese, crumbled
  • 1 cup Mexican Style Shredded Cheese
  • 1/2 cup Sliced Black Olives
  • 2 Avocados, sliced
Creamy Tomatillo Dressing:
  • 3 Tomatillos
  • 2 cups Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons Minced Fresh Garlic
  • 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro
  • 3 tsp choppeds Fresh Chives
  • 1 teaspoon Yellow Mustard Seed
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper
  • 1/8 cup Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/2 Jalapeño, deseeded
  • 1 small Ripe Avocado

Directions

For the Taco Salad

  1. Add the ground beef to a skillet and sprinkle the taco seasoning over top.
  2. Brown the ground beef until cooked through over medium heat, breaking the meat up as it cooks.
  3. Drain off the excess grease and set the ground beef aside.
  4. In the meantime, wash, rinse and chop the lettuce. Pat it or spin it dry and place it in a large serving bowl.
  5. Add the corn, sliced red onions, beans, sliced black olives and chopped grape tomatoes.
  6. Toss the veggies, beans and lettuce then break up and add the blue corn tortilla chips
  7. Add the seasoned ground beef on top of the salad.
  8. Top with sliced avocado, cotija cheese and shredded Mexican style cheese.
  9. Drizzle generously with our creamy tomatillo dressing and serve.

For the Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

  1. Place all of the ingredients in a food processor or a high power blender.
  2. Process or blend on high until everything is smooth and creamy.
  3. If the dressing is thicker than you'd like, add water a few tablespoons at a time and pulse again until you reach the consistency you prefer.
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