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Low Carb Taco Salad

ilyahna
ilyahna Posts: 96 Member
edited January 3 in Recipes
I made this last night, and it was so good I have to share.

Ingredients:

One head (bunch) of fresh green leaf lettuce (not Iceburg)
Taco flavored shredded cheese
93% lean ground beef
Regular sour cream (can be low-fat too)
Hot and Spicy Taco seasoning (save sodium / carbs by seasoning on your own)
About 8 small sweet peppers, sliced small (can buy in a bag of 3 servings at Walmart)
Hot salsa

Directions:

Chop your lettuce ( I sliced mine into strips)
Saute beef and add taco seasoning as directed
Sprinkle 1.5 servings of cheese (or less) on lettuce
Layer beef over cheese
Top with 1 serving of sour cream and salsa
Sprinkle peppers on top


The sweet peppers have an awesome contrast to the spicy flavor. I divided the recipe into three servings, and as posted above, it has on 10 carbs! (and most of the carbs came from the taco seasoning!). It has 29 g of fat, 42 g of protein, and overall 489 calories. The downside is it's a big high in sodium, but that is easily remedied (and I'll probably fix that next time I make it).

You could add olives, or tomatoes, though that would add a few more carbs.

Hope someone else enjoys this!

Replies

  • tommygirl15
    tommygirl15 Posts: 1,012 Member
    This sounds super delicious!! I think I'll try making it for a couple of meals next week, though will tweak around to get a lower cal count. Thanks for posting! :)
  • lsknupp
    lsknupp Posts: 12 Member
    I make this, and I also add beans.
  • stbrad6896
    stbrad6896 Posts: 135
    might have more carbs but I like to use greek yogurt instead of sour cream in my taco salad = )
  • cmccoy0901
    cmccoy0901 Posts: 156 Member
    Bump!
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