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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Just a simple taco salad, my way. Another nothing fancy recipe, but a nice weekday meal. Ingredients:
1lb ground beef |
3t taco seasoning(either packaged or home blended) |
1/2 cup water(less if using your own seasoning blend, rather than the packaged--just enough to moisten the seasonings and meat) |
2 small(or 1 large) bell pepper, diced |
1 small onion or 3-4 green onions, chopped |
1 can ripe olives, chopped or sliced |
1/4 cup green olives, chopped |
sliced jalapenos(to your taste) |
2 cups cheddar, pepperjack or mexican blend cheese, shredded |
leaf lettuce(i like romaine hearts), shredded |
fried tortilla chips, or purchased corn chips or tortilla chips |
sour cream , salsa, guacamole, taco sauce for serving, if desired |
Directions:
1. Brown beef and, if using a regular onion, add that halfway through cooking. Drain, if needed, when browned.
2. Add seasoning and water(as needed), bring to boil and simmer to thicken.
3. Meanwhile, combine peppers, olives, jalapenos and green onion(if using) in large bowl.
4. When meat mixture is thickened, remove from heat and let cool about 5 minutes.
5. Add to veggies in bowl, toss to combine and cool.
6. Add cheese and toss to combine, again.
7. Add shredded lettuce to individual serving bowl, then top with meat/veggie/cheese mixture.
8. Add desired toppings, as above, like sour cream, taco sauce, salsa or guacamole, and serve with tortilla or corn chips.
9. This is good the next day, too, even cold.
10. -for photograph serving, I topped lettuce with the meat/veggie mixture, THEN shredded cheese and topping of sour cream(honestly, to make the picture prettier;)...I then added a bit of homemade salsa to serve, and proceeded to mix the rest of the cheese with the rest of the meat/veggie mixture, as directed in recipe :)
11. *please note, you can make this a vegetarian dish by combining all veggies and serving over a layer of refried beans, instead of meat(I have a slow cooker recipe listed, as well).
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