Name: Dorito Taco Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 16 ounces Catalina Salad Dressing; 1 pound lean ground beef; 2 tablespoons taco seasoning ((or 1 - 1.25 ounce packet)); 1/2 cup water; 1 head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded; 1 medium green pepper, diced ((about 1 cup)); 1 medium ripe tomato, diced ((about 1 cup)); 1/2 cup green onions, chopped; 3/4 cup sliced black olives, drained; 15.5 ounces mild chili beans, drained ((1 can)); 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 9.75 ounces Nacho Cheese Doritos, crushed

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Dorito Taco Salad…Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. These three words together already make this recipe outstanding! Doritos, tacos, and salad are some of my favorite foods, and putting them all in one dish is truly amazing. If you love taco salad but just can’t seem to get it right, then try this recipe because it is so GOOD!

I promised you a delicious taco salad and I’m sure you’re gonna love this one. We have here sweet people, crispy iceberg lettuce, savory seasoned ground beef, ripe juicy tomatoes, diced green peppers and green onions, sliced black olives, spicy chili beans, all topped off with the best homemade Catalina Salad Dressing you may ever taste!

We enjoyed a taco salad recently at our daughter-in-law, Jessica’s parent’s home and it got me thinking, we don’t have a taco salad on this blog yet. So, I did my research, like I always do, and put together this yummy, savory recipe for you.

So, let’s get cooking!

Make the Catalina Salad Dressing and set it aside while cooking the beef.

Brown the ground beef thoroughly over high heat. Drain fat, if necessary. Add the taco seasoning and stir to coat. Add the water and stir while cooking over medium-high until thickened about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Finely shred the iceberg lettuce. Dice the green pepper and tomato, chop the green onions, drain the sliced olives and mild chili beans, measure the shredded sharp cheddar cheese and crush the Nacho Cheese Doritos.

Put the lettuce in a large bowl and add all the ingredients, then drizzle the Catalina Salad Dressing on top. Toss to coat well and garnish with a sprinkle of shredded cheese.

Pro Tip: If you’re not going to eat the whole salad at one time, which it’s so tempting to do, make individual servings by putting a handful of shredded lettuce into bowls, top with a spoonful of each of the ingredients and drizzle 3-4 tablespoons of dressing on top. Toss to coat and sprinkle with a little shredded cheese, if desired.

Mixing the whole salad but not eating it all will result in soggy Doritos and wilted lettuce the next day. So, make individual servings as you need them. This way the Doritos and lettuce will stay nice and crunchy!

We absolutely loved this Dorito Taco Salad and it’s just perfect for graduations, BBQs, and picnics. We hope you give it a try and enjoy it too. If you make it, please snap a picture and tag us on social media @MySweetMission or #MySweetMission. We’d love to see it!

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Dorito Taco Salad

Dorito Taco Salad...Mmm, Mmm, Mmm. These three words together already make this recipe outstanding! Doritos, tacos, and salad are some of my favorite foods, and putting them all in one dish is truly amazing. If you love taco salad but just can't seem to get it right, then try this recipe because it is so GOOD!

Course Salad

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword Beefy, Nacho Cheese

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 10

Calories 545kcal

Author Heather Carter - MySweetMission.com

Ingredients

16 ounces Catalina Salad Dressing
1 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons taco seasoning (or 1 - 1.25 ounce packet)
1/2 cup water
1 head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
1 medium green pepper, diced (about 1 cup)
1 medium ripe tomato, diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
3/4 cup sliced black olives, drained
15.5 ounces mild chili beans, drained (1 can)
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
9.75 ounces Nacho Cheese Doritos, crushed

Instructions

Salad Dressing:

Make the Catalina Salad Dressing and set it aside while cooking the beef.

Beef:

Brown the ground beef thoroughly over high heat. Drain fat, if necessary. Add the taco seasoning and stir to coat. Add the water and stir while cooking over medium-high until thickened about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Prep & Assembling:

Finely shred the iceberg lettuce. Dice the green pepper and tomato, chop the green onions, drain the sliced olives and mild chili beans, measure the shredded sharp cheddar cheese and crush the Nacho Cheese Doritos.
Put the lettuce in a large bowl and add all the ingredients, then drizzle the Catalina Salad Dressing on top. Toss to coat well and garnish with a sprinkle of shredded cheese.

Notes

For individual servings: If you're not going to eat the whole salad at one time, which it's so tempting to do, make individual servings by putting a handful of shredded lettuce into bowls, top with a spoonful of each of the ingredients and drizzle 3-4 tablespoons of dressing on top. Toss to coat and sprinkle with a little shredded cheese, if desired.

The nutritional value is for a larger meal portion. If you're serving it as a side dish, you should get double the servings and the calories, fat...etc. will be about half.

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