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!
About this Recipe Makeover
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!
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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)
- 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
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.