Taco Salad

Need to add variety to your salads? Something new to do with ground beef? Why not make a taco salad?? I like this because it is a good salad to take places because people can load up on the sides to create more filler. Try different sides to create variety. Or try different meats or dressings....

For a salad to feed 2 adults and 2 kids, I do a big handful of spinach, and about 5 big leaves of romaine lettuce (chopped).

Meat:
I use about a pound of ground beef or elk meat. Brown and add a pkg. of taco seasoning ( I think you have to add water to this too. Look on back of pkg. for directions). Or if you don't have taco seasoning, we have made our own variety with using garlic powder, onion salt, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and season salt. Pour and keep trying until you get the right flavor for you.

Sides:
chopped tomatoes
cilantro
avocado slices
sliced olives
cucumbers
mushrooms
black beans
shredded cheese

Dressings:
Ranch
Salsa

To create, place tortilla chips (crunched up a bit so it makes it easier to eat) on bottom of plate. Add lettuce/spinach. Then add your meat and sides. Or try it the other way around. Doesn't really matter because it all gets mixed up anyway. Have fun with it!