Doritos Taco Salad is a delicious salad loaded with iceberg lettuce, red onions, green peppers, tomatoes, shredded cheese, ground beef and crumbled Doritos all tossed in salsa and ranch dressing.
Doritos Taco Salad is perfect as a main dish or a side.
This taco salad is perfect for parties and summer dinners when you don’t feel like turning on the oven.
This taco salad recipe takes about thirty minutes from start to finish and serves four people as a main dish.
Ingredients You’ll Need for Doritos Taco Salad
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 oz taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 1/2 cup diced red onions
- 1/2 cup diced green peppers
- 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
- 1/2 cup mild chunky salsa
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 3 cups crumbled Doritos
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Step by Step Instructions for Making Doritos Taco Salad with Ground Beef
STEP 1:
To make this beef taco salad, I started by dumping a pound of lean ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat.
I crumbled the ground beef well as it cooked.
STEP 2:
Once the ground beef was cooked, I drained the grease from the pan.
Then I added a packet of taco seasoning, onion powder, salt and some water to the pan.
I stirred well and continued cooking over medium-high heat until all of the ground beef was coated in seasoning and no liquid remained in the pan.
STEP 3:
Then I removed the pan from the heat and set the ground beef aside to cool.
I chopped up a head of iceberg lettuce and dumped the lettuce into a large mixing bowl.
Then I added some diced red onions, diced green peppers and diced fresh tomatoes to the bowl.
STEP 4:
I also added some shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
I tossed all of the ingredients together.
STEP 5:
Then I added some salsa, ranch dressing and the cooled ground beef to the bowl.
I tossed well again.
STEP 6:
Then I added some crumbled Doritos to the bowl.
I tossed again, just until the Doritos were mixed into the salad.
I served the salad immediately so that the Doritos would not get soggy.
This tasty taco salad is perfect for barbecues and potlucks.
The shredded cheese and Doritos make this a salad both kids and adults will love.
If you are looking for an easy salad recipe with meat, then you need to try this Doritos Taco Salad!
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How should I store Doritos Taco Salad?
Doritos taco salad is best enjoyed right away as soon as the Doritos have been added so that they will be crunchy. Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a couple days but the chips will be soft.
What substitutions could I make?
- Ground Beef: You could also use ground chicken, ground turkey or ground sausage for this recipe.
- Iceberg Lettuce: Romaine would also work for this recipe.
- Vegetables: You could add extra vegetables if desired such has hot peppers, black beans, green onions or olives.
Doritos Taco Salad
Doritos Taco Salad is a delicious salad loaded with iceberg lettuce, red onions, green peppers, tomatoes, shredded cheese, ground beef and crumbled Doritos all tossed in salsa and ranch dressing.
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 oz taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 1/2 cup diced red onions
- 1/2 cup diced green peppers
- 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend
- 1/2 cup mild chunky salsa
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- 3 cups crumbled Doritos
Instructions
- Cook ground beef in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Crumble the ground beef well as it cooks.
- Once the ground beef is fully cooked drain the grease from the pan.
- Add the taco seasoning, onion powder, salt and water to the pan.
- Stir well and continue cooking over medium-high heat until all of the ground beef is coated in seasoning and no liquid remains in the pan.
- Remove the pan from the heat and set the ground beef aside to cool.
- Dump the chopped lettuce, diced red onions, diced green peppers, diced tomatoes and shredded cheese into a large mixing bowl.
- Toss well.
- Add the salsa, ranch dressing and cooled ground beef to the bowl and toss well again.
- Add the crumbled Doritos to the bowl and toss just until the chips are mixed into the salad.
- Serve immediately or the Doritos will get soggy.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1513Total Fat: 85gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 57gCholesterol: 144mgSodium: 2934mgCarbohydrates: 126gFiber: 13gSugar: 15gProtein: 60g
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Linda Dunn
Friday 30th of June 2023
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