Sweet Spicy Taco Salad Recipes

SPICY TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Toss the tortilla strips on a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of oil, 1 teaspoon taco seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spread out into an even layer and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crisp, about 20 minutes.
• Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons taco seasoning and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the jalapeños, brine and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Toss the beans, slaw mix, cilantro, Cheddar, tomatoes and onion with the taco-jalapeno dressing in a large serving bowl. Season with salt. Top with the tortilla strips and dollops of sour cream if using.
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SPICY DORITO® TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Cook ground beef, garlic powder, chili powder, and black pepper together in a skillet over medium heat until meat is brown and crumbly, about 10 minutes, breaking the meat up into chunks as it cooks. Drain excess grease, remove from heat, and let the meat cool.
• Toss lettuce, tortilla chips, Colby-Jack cheese, kidney beans, tomato, onion, and pickled jalapeno peppers in a large salad bowl; mix in the beef.
• Whisk vegetable oil, sugar, ketchup, taco seasoning, cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl until sugar has dissolved; pour dressing over the salad and toss again.

TACO SALAD FOR A LARGE CROWD

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven over medium heat, cook beef with 1 envelope plus 2 tablespoons taco seasoning until no longer pink; drain. , In a very large serving bowl, combine the lettuce, chips, tomatoes, beans, olives, cheese, onion, chilies and beef mixture., In a small bowl, combine the salad dressing, salsa, sugar and remaining taco seasoning; pour over salad and toss to coat.

SWEET & SPICY TACO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add pork, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Cook until pork is no longer pink.
• Add Catalina dressing and hot sauce. Taste sauce and adjust sweet/spicy to taste.
• Raise heat to HIGH and bring to a boil. Then simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• Crush Doritos on a plate (I normally plate this individually but you could serve family style on a platter as well), top with meat mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomato. Garnish as desired.
• Enjoy!

SWEET -N- SPICY TACO SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the ground beef and onions on the stove top.
• When it is finished cooking, take off the stove top and mix in your tomatoes and Catalina Dressing.
• Just before serving, add salsa (I like mine spicy), mixing well to combine with other ingredients.
• Serve over tortilla chips and lettuce. Top with sour cream and cheese if desired.

TASTY TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in large skillet. Saute onion and half of green pepper just until soft.
• Add crumbled Yves Veggie Cuisine Mexican Veggie Ground and chopped tomatoes. Heat and stir mixture over medium heat about 3 minutes to blend flavours. Keep warm.
• Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
• Spray 4 small casserole or baking dishes with non-stick spray. Press one tortilla into each dish. Bake tortillas for 15 minutes.
• Divide lettuce among 4 plates, place a tortilla on each plate, spoon Yves Veggie mixture into each shell.
• Top with remaining chopped green pepper, grape tomatoes, carrots and olives.