Taco Salad Made Over

SoupNazi

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 20 min
Makes: 4 servings

What You Need
4 flour tortillas (8 inch)
3/4 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 cup drained canned kidney beans, rinsed, well drained
1/2 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
4 cups torn mixed salad greens
1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 large tomato, chopped
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Light Ranch Dressing

Make It
HEAT oven to 425°F. Crumple 4 large sheets of foil to make 4 (3-inch) balls; place on baking sheet. Top each ball with 1 tortilla; spray with cooking spray. Bake 6 to 8 min. or until tortillas are golden brown. (Tortillas will drape over balls as they bake.)

MEANWHILE, brown meat with chili powder in large nonstick skillet. Stir in beans and salsa; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

FILL tortilla shells with salad greens, meat mixture, cheese and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing.

Calories 420
Total fat 12 g
Saturated fat 5 g
Cholesterol 65 mg
Sodium 730 mg
Carbohydrate 46 g
Dietary fiber 7 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 30 g
Vitamin A 35
%DV Vitamin C 25 %DV Calcium 30 %DV Iron 30 %DV

Courtesy of kraft.com

SoupNazi

Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 20 min
Makes: 4 servings

What You Need
4 flour tortillas (8 inch)
3/4 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 cup drained canned kidney beans, rinsed, well drained
1/2 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
4 cups torn mixed salad greens
1/2 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 large tomato, chopped
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Light Ranch Dressing

Make It
HEAT oven to 425°F. Crumple 4 large sheets of foil to make 4 (3-inch) balls; place on baking sheet. Top each ball with 1 tortilla; spray with cooking spray. Bake 6 to 8 min. or until tortillas are golden brown. (Tortillas will drape over balls as they bake.)

MEANWHILE, brown meat with chili powder in large nonstick skillet. Stir in beans and salsa; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally.

FILL tortilla shells with salad greens, meat mixture, cheese and tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing.

Calories 420
Total fat 12 g
Saturated fat 5 g
Cholesterol 65 mg
Sodium 730 mg
Carbohydrate 46 g
Dietary fiber 7 g
Sugars 4 g
Protein 30 g
Vitamin A 35
%DV Vitamin C 25 %DV Calcium 30 %DV Iron 30 %DV

Courtesy of kraft.com

3babybeans

You were right...I gazed....I loved....I make for dinner.

SoupNazi

You were right...I gazed....I loved....I make for dinner.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I bet this is good too. It had over 150 great reviews!

You know what would go good with this? Lemon cheesecake! {snicker}

genabug

I made this same exact taco salad for dinner last week!!! I have the taco bowl pans tho. And I used wheat tortillas. They were tha bomb!

SoupNazi

I made this same exact taco salad for dinner last week!!! I have the taco bowl pans tho. And I used wheat tortillas. They were tha bomb!

Great minds think alike.

Did you get the recipe from Kraft.com?

I was thinking, it probably would be just as great with lower carb/lower calorie whole wheat tortillas. That would take the cals WAY down.

3babybeans

You were right...I gazed....I loved....I make for dinner.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I bet this is good too. It had over 150 great reviews!

You know what would go good with this? Lemon cheesecake! {snicker}

Oh, no you didn't! Good thing I don't have cream cheese in the house right now otherwise that sucker would be dessert! Zeke's bugging me to bake today anyways. :grumble: Perhaps I can convince him microwave popcorn is baking? LOL

3babybeans

I made this same exact taco salad for dinner last week!!! I have the taco bowl pans tho. And I used wheat tortillas. They were tha bomb!

Good to hear b/c that's what I'll be using tonight! YAY! I think I'm going to try to drape the tortillas over inverted jumbo muffin tins....I think that might work.

SoupNazi

You were right...I gazed....I loved....I make for dinner.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I bet this is good too. It had over 150 great reviews!

You know what would go good with this? Lemon cheesecake! {snicker}

Oh, no you didn't! Good thing I don't have cream cheese in the house right now otherwise that sucker would be dessert! Zeke's bugging me to bake today anyways. :grumble: Perhaps I can convince him microwave popcorn is baking? LOL

We are making those raspberry bars tonight.

Popcorn IS baking/cooking though....LOL.....I make it for dinner at least once a week.:smokin:

swells27

This sounds so YUMMY! I think I might have to try this one over the weekend!
Thanks for he receipe!

:happy:

3babybeans

We are making those raspberry bars tonight.

Popcorn IS baking/cooking though....LOL.....I make it for dinner at least once a week.:smokin:

Be careful! They are dangerous! Sure, it says 24 servings...but those servings look mighty small when they taste SO good. Delicious! Have fun making them! *drool* Could you mail me some? Please?!

Hannah_Banana

mommared53

That looks soooooooo good. Thanks for sharing the recipe. :flowerforyou:

3babybeans

Rave reviews from the troops!...except my 2yo who never eats dinner anyways.

jdelisle

Mmmm this sounds yummy! I am sooo making this one, thank-you!

mrsyac2

i made my tacos with ground turkey and it was good- less calories more protein

3babybeans

Oh! We didn't use ranch dressing, either. I used about a tablespoon of fat free sour cream & it was perfect! My husband had 2. Goof ball

gottaluvboyz

YUM!

wildkat318

Perfect! I have about 3/4 of a pound of ground turkey leftover from the diner meatloaf muffins and was wondering what I would do with it. I'm going to try this! Thanks for posting! :flowerforyou:

SoupNazi

Rave reviews from the troops!...except my 2yo who never eats dinner anyways.

WOOT! First great review now in.:drinker:

Glad it was good.

genabug

I made this same exact taco salad for dinner last week!!! I have the taco bowl pans tho. And I used wheat tortillas. They were tha bomb!

Great minds think alike.

Did you get the recipe from Kraft.com?

I was thinking, it probably would be just as great with lower carb/lower calorie whole wheat tortillas. That would take the cals WAY down.

I actually just threw it together with no recipe, thought it was cool that this was an actual recipe! But I love tacos, so I make them a million and 1 different ways!

mutkin

This looks great. Thanks!

crystal_sapphire

mmm that looks so delicious. i'll have to try it

abillings9

Mmm... I love tacos! I haven't let myself have any since I started this adventure. Thanks for the healthy recipe version!

3babybeans

Even if you want to do it without the shell, it is SUPER good on a bed of lettuce. Had the leftovers that way last night. YUM!

3babybeans

Bumping for dinner. I forgot about this recipe for too long. Mmmmm...

SmileyJ23

I made this tonight and it was soooo good! I used WW 4 cheese mexican blend instead of just cheddar and Fat Free sour cream instead of ranch. It tasted waay better than any other taco salad i have had.

csnealey

bump

caejde

I subscribe to the Kraft magazines. This was in one of their magazines a few seasons ago. We tried it not long after it came in the mail. Was a hit in our house. We have also used venison and turkey in place of the ground beef. We didn't use the ranch dressing either....just a little reduced fat sour cream. And instead of regular lettuce, at times we have used fresh spinach.