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Salads and Vegetables: Salads: Touchdown Taco Salad
Add this Recipe Makeover of the traditional taco salad to your tailgate or Super Bowl party. As a lower-calorie salad it scores a touchdown every time!
Per serving: 178 calories, 2.8g fat and 0.8g sat fat.
Saves: 604 calories, 48.2g fat and 20.5g sat fat!
Author: Recipe courtesy of 3-A-Day of Dairy, adapted by CalorieKing
Date: January 10, 2012
Serves: 8 person(s)
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Ingredients:
Taco Salads are notoriously high in calories and fat - not what you'd expect from a "healthy salad". Touchdown Taco Salad scores healthy points by lowering the high-cal ingredients.
By replacing higher-fat ground beef with extra lean, regular cheese with fat-free cheese, deep-fried tortilla shell bowl with baked tortilla chips, and by omitting the sour cream, you can enjoy this salad guilt-free! | Recipe Makeover |
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1 1/2 lb extra lean (95%) ground beef
1 1/2 cup (6 oz) shredded nonfat Cheddar cheese, divided
1/2 cup salsa, divided
8 cup salad greens
1 cup chopped tomato
1 1/2 cup black beans (if canned, rinse and drain)
40 baked tortilla chips (optional)
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| Traditional Recipe |
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2 lb ground beef (80% fat-free lean)
1 1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 1/2 oz dry taco seasoning mix
21 1/3 oz canned pinto beans
1 large head iceberg lettuce, shredded
1 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes
2 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 medium-sized deep-fried corn tortilla bowls
1 cup sour cream
1 cup salsa
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Directions:
Brown the beef in large non-stick skillet; remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese and 1/4 cup salsa; mix until blended. Spoon onto serving platter.
In a large bowl, toss together salad greens, tomatoes, black beans, remaining cheese, and salsa. Spoon salad over meat mixture, top with tortilla chips and serve.
Nutritional Information
(Per Serving)
| Makeover | Traditional |
| Calories: | 178 cals | 782 cals |
| Kilojoules: | 744 kJ | 3,269 kJ |
| Fat | 2.8 g | 51.0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21.2 g | 43.4 g |
| Protein | 17.6 g | 37.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 22.0 mg | 134.0 mg |
| Sodium | 487 mg | 1,427 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 0.8 g | 21.3 g |
| Fiber | 4.4 g | 7.7 g |
| Calcium | 260.0 mg | 402.0 mg |
| Total Sugars | 2.5 g | 5.9 g |
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