Whether you are looking to eat more vegetables or just looking for a light summer lunch, this ground beef taco salad is a good salad recipe.  You will love how simple this easy taco salad is to prepare and the seasoning is made from scratch, no artificial ingredients or preservatives! We like to make this taco salad recipes with ground beef to use up leftover taco meat or as a prep meat once and eat it two different way to save time on busy school nights!

Whether you are looking to eat more vegetables or just looking for a light summer lunch, this ground beef taco salad is a good salad recipe.  You will love how simple this easy taco salad is to prepare and the seasoning is made from scratch, no artificial ingredients or preservatives! We like to make this taco salad recipes with ground beef to use up leftover taco meat or as a prep meat once and eat it two different way to save time on busy school nights!

Ground Beef Taco Salad

Does your family do Taco Tuesdays? Mine loves themed nights so although it isn’t always tacos, we do eat Mexican almost every Tuesday. Their favorite is ground beef tacos. So I like to whip up extra ground beef and save some for the next days lunch or dinner to make this beef taco salad. With the meat made ahead, you literally just throw it together and it is ready in under 10 minutes! I love it when good salad recipes are also super easy too! Your family is going to love this beef taco salad recipe!

1 lb ground beef 1 onion, chopped 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 can chopped tomatoes 8 oz tomato sauce, alt & pepper cheddar or mexi cheese lettuce sour cream

Easy Taco Salad

All you need to whip up this quick taco salad are a few simple ingredients you may already have on hand:

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • 8 oz tomato sauce,
  • alt & pepper
  • cheddar or mexi cheese
  • lettuce
  • sour cream

brown ground beef

Ground Beef Salad

Start by browing the ground beef in a skillet (this is the pan I use and LOVE) with a little olive oil.
add and cook onions

Beef Taco Salad

Meanwhile cut 1 onion and add to the beef when the meat is almost cooked through with no pink left. Cook 1-3 minutes, or until the onions are lightly browned and soft.

Homemade taco seasoning

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1/2  teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
In a bowl mix the homemade taco seasoning.
Ground Beef Salad

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Add the homemade seasoning mix (or a packaged one if you prefer) the rinsed and drained kidney beans, and tomato sauce to the cooked beef and onion mixture. Cook the mixture over medium heat for about 5 minutes until thoroughly mixed. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
Beef Taco Salad

Taco Salad Recipes with Ground Beef

You can toss the salad in a large bowl or plate individual salads. I like making personalized salads because everyone gets a good mixture of everything, we tend not to have soggy leftover salad, and it looks so much prettier!

Start by putting a bed of shredded iceburg lettuce on your plate or salad bowl. Top with a spoonful of your seasoned ground beef mixture.

Taco Salad Recipes with Ground Beef

Beef Taco Salad Recipe

Top your salad with shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes,  sour cream, and homemade salsa if you like. Garnish with cilantro to make it pretty and add a little extra flavor. Serve with tortilla chips for a great, satisfying crunch!

Simple Taco Salad

Simple Taco Salad

This taco salad is such a yummy salad that is so quick and easy to serve, but super satisfying with a lot of deep flavors added with the meat and toppings!

Beef Taco Salad Recipe

Ground Beef Salad Recipe

By platting individual servings you are sure to have lots of delicious taco flavor in every single bite!

Ground Beef Salad Recipe

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This salad is sure to be a hit with adults and kids alike!

Whether you are looking to eat more vegetables or just looking for a light summer lunch, this ground beef taco salad is a good salad recipe.  You will love how simple this easy taco salad is to prepare and the seasoning is made from scratch, no artificial ingredients or preservatives! We like to make this taco salad recipes with ground beef to use up leftover taco meat or as a prep meat once and eat it two different way to save time on busy school nights!

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This quick and EASY taco salad with ground beef is a family favorite! Make this best salad recipes with our homemade taco seasoning!

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Ground Beef Salad Recipe

Easy Ground Beef Taco Salad Recipe

Whether you are looking to eat more vegetables or just looking for a light summer lunch, this ground beef taco salad is a good salad recipe.  You will love how simple this easy taco salad is to prepare and the seasoning is made from scratch, no artificial ingredients or preservatives! We like to make this taco salad recipes with ground beef to use up leftover taco meat or as a prep meat once and eat it two different way to save time on busy school nights!
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Course lunch, Salad
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 large salads

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef1 onion, chopped1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained1 can chopped tomatoes8 oz tomato sauce,alt & peppercheddar or mexi cheeselettucesour cream
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • taco seasoning
  • Cheese - mexican or cheddar
  • large head of iceberg lettuce, chopped
  • sour cream optional
  • salsa or hot sauce optional
  • tortilla chips optional

Taco Seasoning Mix

  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • Mix together seasoning for homemade taco seasoning.
  • Brown ground beef in a skillet with a little olive oil. Meanwhile cut 1 onion and add to beef when almost done, brown throughout.
  • Drain excess fat, but don't put it down the drain without running hot water at the same time or it will make a thick fat layer and clog your pipes over time!
  • Add tomato sauce, seasoning mix, salt, pepper, and rinsed and drained kidney beans from can and cook 5 minutes over medium heat.  Remove from heat and cover.
  • Toss in a large bowl or plate individual salads with shredded iceburg lettuce, ground beef mixture, cheese, chopped tomatoes, and sour cream. Optional - add salsa or cilantro as garnish on the top. Serve with tortilla chops

This quick and EASY taco salad with ground beef is a family favorite! Make this best salad recipes with our homemade taco seasoning!

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com

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