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Ground Turkey Taco Salad
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Ground Turkey Taco Salad

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This ground turkey taco salad recipe is easy, simple, inexpensive, colorful and satisfying. What more could you want? This flexible salad is a regular staple around our home during the spring and summertime. Dressing ideas: mix salsa and sour cream together and add a dash of cayenne pepper. Or, also consider ranch dressing, or just a dollup of sour cream.

"Very filling, and highly flexible salad. Works well as a base for all kinds of optional "add-ons", be it corn -- canned or better yet, left over from the night before, green onions, cilantro, white or red onion, jalapenos, limes... whatever is in your fridge that is vaguely Mexican."

- stevemur

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Ground Turkey

(4, 8) 100% would make again (reviews)

108 people want to try | 258 have favorited


Ingredients

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Original recipe makes 8 Servings
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1 poundGround turkey
1 packageDry taco seasoning mix
1 mediumLettuce
2 cupsCheddar; grated
1 canBlack beans; or red kidney beans
2 largeTomato; diced
1 mediumWhite onion
1 bagTortilla shells
1 mediumAvocado
1 12-oz canRefried Beans
0.5 cupSour cream
1 canJalapeno peppers
1 OPTIONAL
3 Scallion; chopped
1 Salsa
1 canCorn

Ground Turkey Taco Salad Preparation

In a medium-sized skillet, brown the ground turkey with the taco seasoning mix over medium-high heat, stirring to break up the meat: drain and cool. Heat beans in a saucepan on low to medium-low heat.

Now, this is a hot and cold salad. While the natural American tendency is to put the hot food (beans/ground turkey) on top of a bed of lettuce, it works much better to sequence it as follows:

1) Place a small dollop of refried beans on plate

2) Add ground turkey

3) Sprinkle with cheese

4) Heat in microwave for 1 minute on medium high or high power

5) Add chopped lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, jalapenos, cheese... sour cream... salsa and any optional items you want.

Top with crushed tortilla chips, also optional.

Notes

Easy, inexpensive, satisfying. I cut down on the kidney beans; we enjoyed it.

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Calories Per Serving: 452
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Ground Turkey Taco Salad Reviews

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Easy, inexpensive, satisfying. I cut down on the kidney beans; we enjoyed it.
4 years, 11 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes ago
Very good salad; next time I need to remember to buy some salsa!
7 years, 2 months, 1 weeks, 3 hours, 10 minutes ago
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7 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, 1 hours, 32 minutes ago
Very filling, and highly flexible salad. Works well as a base for all kinds of optional 'add-ons', be it corn -- canned or better yet, left over from the night before, green onions, cilantro, white or red onion, jalapenos, limes... whatever is in your fridge that is vaguely Mexican.
7 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, 1 hours, 49 minutes ago
[I made edits to this recipe.]
7 years, 10 months, 4 weeks, 1 hours, 52 minutes ago
[I made edits to this recipe.]
8 years, 4 months, 6 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Easy, inexpensive, satisfying. I cut down on the kidney beans; we enjoyed it. Also consider serving with fresh corn.
8 years, 4 months, 6 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
[I made edits to this recipe.]
8 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 2 hours, 28 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Vacation Rental
  2. Fry
  3. Cheese
  4. Bean
  5. Tomato
  6. Tortilla
  7. Salads

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