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Easy Dorito Salad Recipe

Sheila
Easy Dorito Taco Salad with seasoned beef, crisp lettuce, fresh veggies, and crunchy chips—quick, nostalgic, and always a crowd favorite.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 925 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning whatever your favorite is
  • 10 cups chopped romaine lettuce about 3 heads of romaine lettuce
  • 2 cups finely chopped red cabbage
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 cup sliced red onion
  • 2 cups diced tomato
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup thousand island dressing
  • 9.5 ounce bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos

additional toppings may include: sour cream, black olives, black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans, chopped cilantro, diced avocado

Instructions
 

  • Brown ground beef. Drain any excess grease or liquid from the meat. Add taco seasoning and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
  • Clean lettuce, chop into thin strips and wash, and dry. Place in large bowl.
  • Clean and dice tomatoes. Clean and slice red cabbage.
  • Slice red onion. Use as is or place in a jar and cover with 1/2 water, 1/2 white wine vinegar and set aside - this step helps to mellow the flavor of the onions.
  • Shred cheese if using blocked cheese.
  • Once all your ingredients have been prepped it's time to make your salad. Layer taco meat on top of lettuce in large bowl, then layer the additional ingredients on top of that. Crunch up Doritos and add have of the back toss.
  • At this point you can serve with salad dressing on the side or you can pour it over the top and toss to combine. Add the other half of the Doritos after tossing with dressing.

Notes

The salad dressing is not added into the calories. Because It depends on which dressing you decide to use and how much of it, so it can vary greatly. 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 2.5cupsCalories: 925kcalCarbohydrates: 94gProtein: 45gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1581mgPotassium: 766mgFiber: 28gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 1286IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 723mgIron: 14mg
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