Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 oz taco seasoning 1 packet
- 2 heads romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ cup onion diced
- ½ cup Sliced black olives
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 7 oz Doritos crushed (about 1/2 party-size bag)
- 1 cup Catalina dressing about 1/2 bottle
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Farberware Mixing Bowls The large Farberware mixing bowl is perfect for this Taco Salad!
Kitchen Tongs I love using tongs with this salad because you can use them to mix and to serve.
Cutting Boards For anytime you got some chopping to do!
Sharp Chef's Knives These knives are great quality and reasonably priced.
Method
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain, then stir in the taco seasoning with a splash of water and simmer 2–3 minutes until thickened. You can use it warm — I never wait for it to cool.
- Add the chopped romaine to your biggest bowl. Top with the diced onion, halved cherry tomatoes, and sliced black olives.
- Crush the Doritos into bite-size pieces and add them in, along with the shredded cheddar.
- Add the warm taco meat and about half the bottle of Catalina dressing.
- Toss everything together well, pile it high on plates, and serve right away while the Doritos are still crunchy.
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Notes
This is my best friend Michelle's recipe, and it's endlessly forgiving — add or leave out whatever you like. It's best served right after tossing, while the Doritos are still crunchy; it doesn't keep well as leftovers once the dressing hits the chips.
Romaine: use 1 to 2 heads depending on how much green you like — I usually land around 2 for a big crowd bowl. Any tomato works — I use halved cherry tomatoes, but chopped Roma or grape tomatoes are great too. Black olives are optional. I love them in mine, but I've made it without (used mine up on pizza once!) and nobody complained. Use the taco meat at least a little warm — I think it's better than fully cooled. A party-size bag of Doritos is more than you need — about half does it. Crush to bite-size, not dust. Save a little plain taco meat aside for any kid who won't touch a salad.
