Enjoy a delicious, lighter dinner with this Easy Taco Salad!

Are you in the mood for a little bit lighter dinner, easy too?  This Easy Taco Salad is a great choice if you are just starting to get back into the dinner game after summer vacation.

I also suggest this, Banana Pudding Poke Cake, if you want to even out healthy with some unhealthy.  It’s fabulous!  It’s my new favorite but I also can’t resist it, so I can’t make it all the time but it’s certainly great to enjoy with friends and family.

In the meantime though, now this week I’m planning out salads like this Easy Taco Salad!

This Easy Taco Salad was one of the first recipes that I learned to make when my husband and I got married.  His mom always cooked and mine wasn’t as big of a fan of cooking so when we got married, I quickly learned to make several of the recipes she made.  I guess I should say, my husband taught me.

When we were first married and for several years after that, he always did the cooking.

It wasn’t until really I started this website that I truly started cooking regularly and now I do enjoy it…thing do change, don’t they?

I do miss the days where he cooked regularly though, I never had to.  Sometimes I want to go back to that, but I guess I’ll just take the cooking over all the other things he does.

What do you need for Easy Taco Salad?

• Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
• Taco Seasoning
• Green Leafy Lettuce
• Ranch Style Beans
• Sliced Black Olives
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Mexican Style Shredded Cheese
• Catalina Dressing
• Fritos

There are a few variations of this, for instance you could easily use black beans or ground turkey instead of the ground beef and really lower the calories and nutrients too.  I like to change it up occasionally; however, this Easy Taco Salad is a regular contender on our menu plan each week.

It’s so simple, it works out perfectly one busy nights.

This week is our last full week before school starts, how did that happen?  I’m ready for school to start up, but I’m also not at the same time.  I just can’t believe it’s time!

Are you ready for a delicious dinner?  Whip up this Easy Taco Salad tonight!

Be sure to check out these great salad recipes too!

Enjoy!

Created by: Kristy Still

Easy Taco Salad

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Make a super easy Gluten-Free Easy Taco Salad!

Print Recipe

Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 1 Lb Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
• 1 Package of Gluten-Free Taco Seasoning
• 1 Head of Green Leafy Lettuce
• 1 15 oz Can of Ranch Style Beans
• 1 2.25 oz Can of Sliced Black Olives or Chopped Olives
• 4 Cherry Tomatoes Halved
• Mexican Style Shredded Cheese
• Catalina Dressing
• Fritos

Instructions

• Begin by browning the ground beef in a skillet, adding in the taco seasoning as instructed on the package.
• Next, prepare the salad, start by cutting the lettuce.
• Place a little bit on each plate with lettuce, meat, beans, olives, and tomatoes.
• Then, top with the cheese, dressing, and fritos.

Notes

If you cannot eat the Canned Ranch Style Beans, this is a great homemade version for Gluten-Free Ranch Style Beans.

Nutrition

Serving: 4Servings

did you make this recipe?

Make sure to tag #mommyhatescoooking on Instagram and follow for more @momhatescooking

Share on Twitter Pin Recipe Share on Facebook