Beefy Taco Salad

Name: Beefy Taco Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 servings Chunky Avocado Sauce; 454 grams extra lean ground beef; 6 8-inchs (8-inch) flour tortillas; 1 garlic clove, pressed; 1 heads iceberg lettuce, shredded; 1 small onion, chopped; 6 servings Smashed Pinto Beans (see recipe); 340 grams salsa verde, divided; 1 Tbsp fajita seasoning; 6 servings Garnish: chopped fresh tomatoes

Beefy Taco Salad might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 32g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 620 calories. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you have chunky avocado sauce, iceberg lettuce, salsa verde, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the flour tortillas you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Sugar Crisps as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Cook beef in a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray 7 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink.

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Drain and pat dry with paper towels; set beef aside.

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Saut onion in skillet coated with cooking spray 5 minutes.

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Add garlic, and saut 1 minute. Return beef to skillet.

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Add fajita seasoning and 1/2 cup salsa verde. Cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated and liquid is evaporated.

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Coat both sides of 1 tortilla with cooking spray.

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Place tortilla inside a 7-inch oven-safe bowl.

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Place bowl on a baking sheet.

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Bake at 350 for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Remove tortilla from bowl; bake 5 more minutes.

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Remove from oven, and let cool 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining tortillas and cooking spray. (You may prepare 2 to 3 bowls at a time in your oven.)

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Spread 1/4 cup Smashed Pinto Beans evenly over bottom of each tortilla shell.

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Sprinkle evenly with lettuce and beef mixture. Top evenly with Chunky Avocado Sauce.

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Serve with remaining salsa verde.

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Garnish, if desired.

*Canned fat-free refried beans may be substituted.

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Note: Salsa verde, also called green salsa, may be found in the Mexican food aisle of supermarket.

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Servings:

6servings

Chunky Avocado Sauce 454grams

extra lean ground beef 68-inchs

(8-inch) flour tortillas 1

garlic clove, pressed 1heads

iceberg lettuce, shredded 1small

onion, chopped 6servings

Smashed Pinto Beans (see recipe)340grams

salsa verde, divided 1Tbsp

fajita seasoning 6servings

Garnish: chopped fresh tomatoes

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican can be paired with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is DeLoach Russian River Pinot Noir. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.