Healthy Taco Salad

Our Healthy Taco Salad recipe makes a fantastic low carb meal. It's easy to meal prep and customize with your family's favorite toppings!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Servings: salads

Calories: 614kcal

Ingredients

For the salad:

½ tablespoon olive oil
1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning
¼ cup water
8 cups romaine lettuce chopped
½ cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup black olives halved
½ cup cheddar cheese
½ cup cubed avocado
¼ cup red onion diced
½ cup black beans

For the dressing:

¼ cup nonfat greek yogurt
2 tablespoons salsa
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon lime juice juice of half of a lime

Instructions

Heat a medium skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and heat for one minute. Add ground meat and cook for 12-15 minutes until browned. We love this tool for breaking up ground meat!
While the ground meat cooks, prep the dressing.
Combine the dressing ingredients in a food processor or small blender. Blend until smooth.
Once the meat has cooked, add taco seasoning and water to the skillet. Stir well to coat the meat in seasonings.
Assemble the salads. Chop lettuce and vegetables. Evenly divide the ingredients across 2 salad bowls.
Top the salads with cooked taco meat and dressing. Enjoy!

Notes

Beef: We recommend using an 85/15 or 90/10 blend of lean ground sirloin. If you use ground beef with a higher percentage of fat, you may want to drain excess grease from the skillet before adding water and taco seasoning.

Break up the ground beef as it cooks. This tool is great for breaking up ground meat, and it will help you avoid having any large pieces of meat.

Serving Size: One serving of this meal is about 5 cups of salad greens and vegetables, plus 5 ounces cooked ground beef and 3 tablespoons homemade taco salad dressing.

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