Beef Taco Salad with Salsa-Ranch Dressing
This Beef Taco Salad with Salsa-Ranch Dressing makes satisfying entrée-sized salads full of flavorful ingredients in a creamy dressing!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup light mayonnaise (I use Hellmann’s light)
- 2 tablespoons ranch dressing (I use Hidden Valley)
- 2 tablespoons salsa
- 1 oz packet of taco seasoning divided
- 1 lb uncooked lean ground beef between 90-95% lean (I used 93% lean)
- ⅔ cup water
- 12 cups chopped lettuce (I use green leaf lettuce)
- ¾ cup chopped tomatoes (I use cherry tomatoes)
- ¾ cup frozen corn kernels defrosted to room temperature (drained canned corn would also work)
- 4 oz ripe avocado chopped
- 8 tablespoons tortilla strips (found by the croutons/salad toppings)
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, ranch dressing, salsa, and 2 teaspoons of the taco seasoning until well combined to make the salsa-ranch dressing. Set aside.
- Lightly mist a large skillet with cooking spray and bring over medium-high heat. When hot, add the ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up into small chunks with a cooking spatula, for 5-6 minutes until browned. Drain any liquid if present. Add the remainder of the taco seasoning packet and water and stir into the meat until well combined. Once the mixture is bubbling, reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes until the liquid has thickened into sauce.
- To build each salad, fill a salad bowl with 3 cups of lettuce. Add two tablespoons of the salsa-ranch dressing from step one to the lettuce and stir to coat the lettuce in the dressing. Add 3 tablespoons of tomatoes, 3 tablespoons of corn, 1 ounce of chopped avocado, and 2 tablespoons of tortilla strips, along with ½ cup of the taco meat. Toss together until combined and serve immediately.**If you don’t plan on serving all four salads at once, store the extra ingredients separately and build each salad when ready to serve.
Notes
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WW Points per salad: 6 (Points calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per salad:
395 calories, 23 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 21 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 27 g protein, 4 g fiber, 694 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
10 per salad (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)
395 calories, 23 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 21 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 27 g protein, 4 g fiber, 694 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus:
10 per salad (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info)