Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Favorite Taco Salad

Taco Salad.

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, taco salad. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Taco Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They're nice and they look wonderful. Taco Salad is something that I've loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have taco salad using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Taco Salad:

1. {Get 1 packages of flour tortilla shells,(large or small ones).
2. {Get 2 lb of ground beef, chuck or chicken Chunked or shredded for chicken.
3. {Take 1 of large onion, chopped.
4. {Prepare 1 head of lettuce, Shredded.
5. {Make ready 3 of tomatoes, dices small pieces.
6. {Prepare 8 oz of sour cream.
7. {Get 2 can of refried beans, or homemade works great.
8. {Make ready 2 packages of taco seasoning mix.
9. {Prepare packages of shredded cheese.
10. {Prepare 1 of guacamole (optional).
11. {Make ready 1/2 cup of water.
12. {Take 1 of vegetable oil.
13. {Make ready of Black beans optional.

Steps to make Taco Salad:

1. On medium heat, brown beef or chicken until fully cooked, breaking beef up until crumbly..
2. Heat enough oil to deep fry in deep pot to 350°F..
3. Drain the meat and keep warm..
4. Mix taco seasoning, water and beef or chicken and mix well and cook until mixture thickens. Set aside and keep warm..
5. Take 1 flour tortilla and place in hot oil. With a slotted metal spoon, put down the center of tortilla and hold under oil. This will form the bowl. The sides will rise and while holding down the middle it will form..
6. Fry a couple of minutes until browned to your liking..
7. Drain cooked shells on cooling rack over paper towels to drain excess oil..
8. Put meat in bottom of shell and top with lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, sour cream and cheese. I like Guacamole in mine. and shredded cheese of your choice. I use the Mexican Taco blend or sharp cheddar..

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