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New and Different "Taco Salad"
"This tastes NOTHING like a normal Taco Salad. It is so different that it will wake up your taste buds. Kids will love it."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- taco seasoning (Old El Paso works well)
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 bag Fritos corn chips
- 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 1 bottle catalina French dressing
directions
- Fry and drain 1 pound of ground beef.
- Put beef back in pan and add taco seasoning and water.
- Cook until no longer watery.
- Chop up lettuce really fine.
- Dice 2 tomatoes.
- Put all ingredients in a big bowl.
- Add a small bag of Fritos regular chips.
- Add big bag of shredded cheddar cheese.
- Add one chopped green onion.
- Add one big bottle Catalina French Dressing.
- Mix well.
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Reviews
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This is great! Since I don't like Fritos, I used Doritos and a can of red kidney beans. It's a great change of pace.
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This is the standard "taco salad recipe" here in the U.P. (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan. I've made this one for years. Sometimes I add a can of green chilies or chopped jaolopenos if I want to kick up the heat to offset the sweetness of the Catalina dressing. I had friends who were transplanted from Phoenix last summer over for a barbeque and she avoided this salad (she of Mexican decent) until I begged her to take a taste. One bite and she was hooked! She now says this is her favorite taco salad recipe! -
wonderful salad for a hungry crowd...I've made it before and always use a can of red kidney beans (drained) and sometimes use thousand island dressing -
Delicious and easy. Only problem I had was trying to figure out a way to save the leftovers. I may try just mixing all the items in individual bowls next time so the leftovers don't go to waste. We don't like tomatoes so I substituted avacado instead. Yummy!
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I've made this one for years with one exception. Try rinsing the kidney beans in a strainer and soaking them for a couple of hours or ovenight in the Catalina dressing. Then just pour them in. HUGE difference in taste.
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Tweaks
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I made this salad to go with some burgers and it was hit with my family. The only thing I did differently was I used Nacho Doritos in place of thecorn chips. We loved it. Thank you for sharng. -
This was very yummy!! I used ground turkey instead of beef its lower in fat and cheaper in money. I also used thousand island instead of catalina. I added kidney beans as well and left out the tomatoes. It was Delicious!! This recipe is a keeper!!! Thanks for sharing!! -
I have used a recipe very similar for years! My mother and my grandmother both make it as well, we substitute the corn chips with Doritos, and also the French dressing with Catalina! I LOVE it every time!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Cooking Wife
United States
