Description
An epic Taco Salad Recipe that includes Doritos and a homemade tomato-based dressing! Perfect for a hot summer day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons mild taco sauce
- 15oz can tomato sauce, divided
- 1 lb ground beef 80/20
- 1oz packet of taco seasoning (or 1 batch homemade taco seasoning)
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, ripped into bite-sized pieces
- 2–3 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1 cup Dorito Nacho Cheese Chips, broken into pieces*
- 1/2 cup Dorito Ranch Chips, broken into pieces*
- 6oz colby jack cheese, shredded (more if desired)
Instructions
- Dressing: In a bowl combine the ketchup, mild taco sauce and approx. 1/2 the can of tomato sauce. Stir and then taste. Add additional taco sauce (or toss in some hot sauce if you want), as needed. Set aside.
- Ground Beef: Bring a large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add ground beef and move around until cooked through. Drain excess grease. Add the remaining 1/2 can of tomato sauce and then taco seasoning. Stir to combine. You can add 1-2 tablespoons of water to thin a bit, if needed. Turn off heat but keep pan warm.
- Build Salad: While the ground beef is cooking, add your lettuce to a large salad bowl. Add the tomatoes on top of that and then the chips. Place the cheese on top of the chips and spread out evenly to cover.
- Add Beef: Place the warm beef on top of the cheese. Let sit for 2-4 minutes so the beef can melt the cheese. Toss to combine.
- Toss and Serve: Serve immediately with the dressing and enjoy! Feel free to serve with a pitcher of Skinny Margaritas or these Beer Margaritas!
Notes
- Dorito’s: if you don’t want to use the Dorito’s brand and are looking for something a little less processed, I highly recommend the Siete brand! This is just a nostalgic recipe and it brings back so many childhood memories. So I had to write it exactly how my Mom made this!
- Extra Protein: Sometimes I add another 1/2-1 lb ground beef and up the taco seasoning and cheese a bit, if I want to feed a few extra people.
- Leftovers: this is best eaten right away – as the chips sit they will get a bit soggy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 371
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Sodium: 587.8 mg
- Fat: 21.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.6 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 50.8 mg