Candy's Taco Salad

Candis Brooks
Candis Brooks @cook_5478650
Parkersburg West Virginia USA 🇺🇸

I crave certain foods at different times. Taco salad was one of these cravings. Finally I had to make it.
I try to do as much from scratch as possible..... I made our Guacomale, salsa, refined beans, etc. I like to control
The salt and other ingredients that go into our foods.

Candy's Taco Salad

I crave certain foods at different times. Taco salad was one of these cravings. Finally I had to make it.
I try to do as much from scratch as possible..... I made our Guacomale, salsa, refined beans, etc. I like to control
The salt and other ingredients that go into our foods.

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Ingredients

  1. 1-2 poundsGround chuck
  2. 2large sweet onions diced (1 for meat, one for topping)
  3. I minced 5 Cloves of fresh Garlic
  4. I diced 5 Roma tomatoes cleaned out the seeds ( two for topping and three for Guacamole
  5. 3large Haas Avacados pitted and smashed
  6. Juice of 1 lime
  7. Zest of one Lime
  8. About one cup for topping Finely Shreddd cheese, (I used walmarts finely shredded Fiesta Cheese mix)
  9. Chopped lettuce... I used romaine
  10. 1 cupf pre sliced Black Olives. I sliced mine
  11. Make your own salsa (see recipe n my page) or use your favorite
  12. Cilantro to you taste my hubby likes more than I do
  13. Option: I used one Jalepeño, and diced more for hubby to add
  14. We used On the Border Bag Tortillas, we like those and Mission for our salsa,
  15. Sour Cream. I like to use Daisy sour cream or Chobani Greek yogurt
  16. Seasonings: chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, fresh ground pepper,
  17. Kosher or sea salt, to taste...

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    I cooked my meat, when meat was almost done I added onions, garlic, seasonings, While my meat is cooking on low, I used a medium skillet, I added oil set the heat to low, I mashed my beans with a fork until almost smooth. I then added my 20 ounce can of rinsed and mashed kidney beans... To an old skillet n low. Stirring frequently.

  2. 2

    When meat and beans are done, and veggies are prepped, begin to layer your Taco salad on your plate, I placed our chips down then the hot refried beans Meat, salsa, Guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, cheese and sour cream... Any order you prefer🙂

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Hi 👋🏽😄,Welcome to my page. I love God, my family and Friends, and our four Furbabies.My Son Shane passed away, In 2010.He told me the only thing he wanted was a cookbook of my recipes andRecipes I make. If I find a recipe I always tweak it to make it more personal. I never claim recipes are mine, if I find them from someone else.II love
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