Mason Jar Taco Salad

Christina
Christina @cook_3000087
USA

The perfect lunch on the go. When everything's layered in the mason jar, all the ingredients stay fresh and the lettuce crisp. Mason Jar salads can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.

Mason Jar Taco Salad

The perfect lunch on the go. When everything's layered in the mason jar, all the ingredients stay fresh and the lettuce crisp. Mason Jar salads can be made in advance and stored in the fridge for 3-4 days.

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Ingredients

1 serving
  1. 2-3 tbsp.salad dressing of choice
  2. 1/4 cupdiced tomatoes
  3. 1/4 cupdiced onion
  4. 1/4 cupcorn kernels
  5. 1/2 cupblack beans, cooked and cooled or rinsed from a can
  6. 1/2 cupground beef, cooked and seasoned then cooled (Could also use half a grilled chicken breast, diced or for veggie, just increase black beans to 3/4 cup)
  7. 2 tbsp.shredded cheese (some good varieties for this salad are cheddar, colby jack or pepper jack)
  8. 2-3 cupsleafy greens (for this I used a mix of romaine and spring mix)
  9. 2 tbsp.tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips
  10. Wide mouthed quart size mason jar with lid

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    This is a very simple meal to put together. You just layer all ingredients in the order listed.

  2. 2

    Start by pouring the dressing into the bottom of the mason jar. For the sriracha ranch, simply whisk in some sriracha sauce into ranch dressing to taste. Then start with the sturdier ingredients that will be ok sitting in the dressing for a bit...the tomatoes and then the onions.

  3. 3

    Next put in the corn followed by black beans. If making this a vegetarian taco salad, then skip to step 5.

  4. 4

    Add the cooled ground beef into the jar, or if using diced chicken, add now.

  5. 5

    Place in the cheese next.

  6. 6

    Add in the leafy greens. Make sure to pack them in gently.

  7. 7

    Lastly add the tortillas strips on top of the lettuce. Place lid on the mason jar and refrigerate until ready to eat.

  8. 8

    Once ready to eat, just dump everything into a bowl and give a quick toss. You could eat straight from the jar, but I prefer to use a separate bowl.

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Christina
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I love to bake and to try out new recipes! I'm always on the lookout for simple dinners for busy weeknights. A lot of the recipes I post on here are ones I've found on Pinterest or from different bloggers, and that I've tried and really enjoyed, but I always reference to where I got the recipe from in the recipe description and the pictures are my own. If there's no source listed, then it's a rare recipe that I came up with. I have two wonderful kids and I hope to pass on my love of cooking and baking to them.
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