Taco Salad

icandoit
icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
edited September 19 in Recipes
2 Servings
Fast food taco salads are considered one of the highest fat, highest calorie choices at Mexican fast food restaurants. Ours is a wonderful alternative. Grate the cheese and add to the salad. Warm the beans if you like and add a little ground chicken, turkey or crumbled tempeh. Even though the carbohydrate content of this salad seems high, it has a very low glycemic index. The beans are also a rich source of folic acid and contribute to the high fiber content.

Ingredients:
4 cups lettuce, torn into pieces
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped
1 cup pinto beans, drained of juice
2 oz baked tortilla chips, broken into pieces
1/4 cup salsa

Instructions:
In a salad bowl, mix together the vegetables, pinto beans and tortilla chips. Add the salsa and stir gently to blend.


Nutritional Information:

Per serving:
203 calories
2 g total fat (0 g sat)
0 mg cholesterol
40 g carbohydrate
11 g protein
11 g fiber
213 mg sodium

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  • icandoit
    icandoit Posts: 4,163 Member
    2 Servings
    Fast food taco salads are considered one of the highest fat, highest calorie choices at Mexican fast food restaurants. Ours is a wonderful alternative. Grate the cheese and add to the salad. Warm the beans if you like and add a little ground chicken, turkey or crumbled tempeh. Even though the carbohydrate content of this salad seems high, it has a very low glycemic index. The beans are also a rich source of folic acid and contribute to the high fiber content.

    Ingredients:
    4 cups lettuce, torn into pieces
    1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
    1/2 cup chopped green onions
    1 small cucumber, peeled and chopped
    1 cup pinto beans, drained of juice
    2 oz baked tortilla chips, broken into pieces
    1/4 cup salsa

    Instructions:
    In a salad bowl, mix together the vegetables, pinto beans and tortilla chips. Add the salsa and stir gently to blend.


    Nutritional Information:

    Per serving:
    203 calories
    2 g total fat (0 g sat)
    0 mg cholesterol
    40 g carbohydrate
    11 g protein
    11 g fiber
    213 mg sodium
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    sounds awesome!!
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