Best Cheesy Crunchy Taco Salad Recipes

LOW-FAT TACO SALAD

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Super-tasty taco salad without any guilt. The fat-free cottage cheese, flavored with restaurant-style taco sauce, serves as a fat-free creamy dressing. Delish!

Provided by Food Tourist

Categories Salad Taco Salad Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon light olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) package vegetarian ground beef crumbles (such as MorningStar Farms® Griller's Recipe Crumbles®)
1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
6 cups shredded lettuce
2 cups non-fat cottage cheese
1 cup shredded non-fat cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons taco sauce, or to taste

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute garlic in hot oil until fragrant and slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, vegetarian ground beef crumbles, and taco seasoning; cook and stir until tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes.
Divide lettuce between two bowls and top each with half the tomato mixture. Surround tomato mixture with cottage cheese and sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the top; season with taco sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 687 calories, Carbohydrate 49.1 g, Cholesterol 16.1 mg, Fat 14.9 g, Fiber 9.7 g, Protein 80.1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 3464.9 mg, Sugar 25.3 g

CRUNCHY POTLUCK TACO SALAD

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Ready in only 30 minutes, our taco salad is made with taco-seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, cheddar cheese and tortilla chips.

Provided by By Jessica Walker

Categories Side Dish

Time 30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 package Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix
1 head iceberg lettuce, broken into small pieces
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
1/2 cup Italian dressing
1 bag nacho-flavored tortilla chips, coarsley crushed

Steps:

In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and taco seasoning mix as directed on seasoning mix package.
In large bowl, gently mix lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions and cheese. Add beef mixture; stir gently to mix.
Just before serving, add dressing and chips; toss.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving