Description
Crispy, creamy, and bursting with Tex-Mex goodness, this Doritos Taco Salad is the ultimate no-fuss meal. Toss it all together in one bowl for an easy dinner or a potluck-ready favorite. The chips add just the right amount of crunch and fun!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef (I used 85/15)
- 1 ounce mild taco seasoning packet (or 3 tablespoons homemade)
- ½ cup water, or the amount on back of seasoning packet
- 2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped (or 1 head iceberg lettuce)
- 15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 ½ cups diced tomatoes
- 1 ½ cups frozen corn kernels, thawed or cooked through
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 2 jalapenos, deseeded and diced
- ½ cup sliced black olives
- 12 ounce cilantro lime ranch salad dressing (or avocado lime ranch salad dressing)
- 9.25 ounce bag Doritos nacho cheese chips, crushed
- sour cream, for topping
- fresh chopped cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain off any excess grease.
- Stir in the taco seasoning and water. Let it simmer until the mixture thickens, then set it aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the lettuce, beans, cheese, tomatoes, corn, red onion, jalapeños, and black olives.
- Once the beef has cooled, mix it into the bowl along with half of the crushed Doritos and the salad dressing. Toss everything until evenly coated.
- Finish by sprinkling the rest of the Doritos on top, then add a dollop of sour cream, fresh cilantro, and lime wedges before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: none
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 488
- Sugar: 5.6 g
- Sodium: 1647.6 mg
- Fat: 36.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 18.2 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
- Protein: 24.5 g
- Cholesterol: 75.4 mg