Healthy Taco Salad Recipe

A bowl of the healthy taco salad with avocado.

4.80 from 5 votes

Healthy Taco Salad Recipe is a lean and mean Tex-Mex salad, combining lean ground beef, homemade taco seasoning, fresh veggies, tortilla chips, and a skinny creamy chipotle dressing. Super tasty and lightened up too!

Course Salad

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword creamy chipotle dressing, healthy taco salad recipe, homemade taco seasoning

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 573kcal

Author Sue Ringsdorf

Ingredients

For the taco meat:

1 pound lean ground beef - or ground turkey
1/2 medium yellow onion - diced
1 medium jalapeno - diced (half with seeds, half without), optional
2 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning - on my site (or use store-bought)

For the salad:

12-16 cups romaine lettuce (or other fresh greens) - chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes - halved
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
15 oz. black beans - rinsed and drained
8 oz. Mexicorn - drained
1 large avocado - diced
handful of tortilla chips - optional

For the dressing:

5.3 oz. plain Greek yogurt
3 Tablespoons light mayo
1 Tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobe sauce - finely chopped
3 Tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
1 medium lime - freshly squeezed
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper - to taste
cold water to thin

Instructions

Make dressing. Mix the chipotle ranch dressing by combining the yogurt, mayo, chipotle peppers, cilantro, lime juice, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper. Add cold water to thin as necessary. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
5.3 oz. plain Greek yogurt, 3 Tablespoons light mayo, 1 Tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobe sauce, 3 Tablespoons finely chopped cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, 1 medium lime, cold water to thin
Make taco meat. Heat a skillet to medium high heat. Add olive oil, ground beef, diced onions and jalapeños - and cook until meat is browned and cooked through. Add seasoning and cook for another few minutes. Set aside.
1 pound lean ground beef, 1/2 medium yellow onion, 1 medium jalapeno, 2 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
Assemble salads. Assemble the salads in four bowls by arranging the lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, black beans, corn, and avocado. Add the taco meat and a drizzle of the dressing. Serve immediately, with tortilla chips and quesadilla wedges (optional).
12-16 cups romaine lettuce (or other fresh greens), 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 15 oz. black beans, 8 oz. Mexicorn, 1 large avocado, handful of tortilla chips

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Notes

Use my homemade taco seasoning for best results.
Either ground beef or ground turkey work great in this.
Adjust the veggies to your liking. Slices of bell pepper are great in this salad as well.
The chipotle peppers add the kick. If you don't like a little spice, use a creamy ranch dressing instead.

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