Easy Taco Salad

Crispy lettuce with taco flavored ground beef, tomato, onions and Mexican cheese served with taco sauce for a delicious meal. You can also add tortilla chips for a crunch.

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until no pink remains. I used dehydrated onions but if you are using fresh onion add them now and cook with the ground beef. Drain any grease.

If using dehydrated onion add it to the tomato sauce.

Add the taco seasoning to the ground beef and stir well.

Add the taco sauce and water to the ground beef, stir until combined. Bring to a boil then turn to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

Dice the green onion and slice tomato into bite sized pieces.

Add the tomato sauce with dehydrated onions to the ground beef. Stir to combine and continue to simmer until the mixture is thick enough to eat with a fork.

Place lettuce on a salad plate.

Add a large spoonful of the ground beef and the tomatoes.

Add the Mexican shredded cheese and green onion to the top then serve with taco sauce. This is also delicious if you serve with tortilla chips.

Easy Taco Salad

• Difficulty: Easy
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Ingredients

• 1 head lettuce, chopped
• 1# ground beef
• 1¼ oz packet (2 Tbsp) taco seasoning
• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup taco sauce
• 1 – 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsp dehydrated minced onions or 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
• 1-pint cherry tomatoes
• 2-3 green onions 
• taco sauce
• tortilla chips, optional

Directions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until no pink remains. I used dehydrated onions but if you are using fresh onion add it now and cook with the ground beef. Drain any grease.
2. If using dehydrated onion add it to the tomato sauce.
3. Add the taco seasoning to the ground beef and stir well.
4. Add the taco sauce and water to the ground beef, stir until combined. Bring to a boil then turn to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
5. Dice the green onion and slice tomato into bite sized pieces.
6. Add the tomato sauce with dehydrated onions to the ground beef. Stir to combine and continue to simmer until the mixture is thick enough to eat with a fork.
7. Place lettuce on a salad plate. Add a large spoonful of the ground beef and tomatoes.
8. Add the Mexican shredded cheese and green onion to the top then serve with taco sauce. This is also delicious if you serve with tortilla chips.

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