This easy taco salad with taco seasoned ground beef, beans, cheddar cheese, and all the taco fixings makes a favorite easy dinner any night of the week.
Course Salad
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
1pound85% lean ground beef
½white oniondiced
2clovesgarlicpressed or minced
2teaspoonsground cumin
2teaspoonschili powder
1teaspoongarlic salt
1teaspoonkosher salt
1teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
2cupstomato juice
¼cupfinely ground yellow cornmeal
1 15ouncecan pinto or black beans
8ouncestortilla chips I prefer white corn chips
8cupschopped iceberg lettuce
1cupshredded cheddar cheese
¼cupsalsa
½cupchopped tomatoes
1avocadochopped
4tablespoonssour cream
¼cupsliced jalapeños
¼cupminced white onion
2tablespoonschopped cilantro
1limesliced
Instructions
Add the ground beef to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until browned, about 10 minutes, breaking into small pieces as it browns. Add the onion and garlic. Cook until the beef is well browned and the onion is translucent. Add the cumin, chili powder, garlic salt, kosher salt, and black pepper and cook for another 1-2 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the tomato juice and cornmeal. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the juice has cooked down and the cornmeal softens, stirring occasionally. Add more tomato juice or water if the mixture clumps.
Add the beans to a small saucepan and heat over medium until warm.
To assemble individual taco salads, place a handful of tortilla chips in the bottom of each bowl. Divide the lettuce between each of the bowls then top with the taco meat. Add a few spoonfuls of the warm beans. Top with cheddar cheese, salsa, chopped tomatoes, avocado, and dollop with sour cream. Add a few jalapeños and sprinkle the minced onion and chopped cilantro. Give each salad a squeeze or two of fresh lime and serve.