All the Southwest flavours of come together on top of lettuce for a flavourful meal, regardless of the season.
Taco Salad
Use ground beef, chicken or turkey and top with just about anything you like! It’s so flavorful you could eat the meat with tortilla chips and forget the salad.
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP olive oil 0 CHO
- 1 lb. (454 gr) ground beef, chicken or turkey 0 CHO
- ½ cup (60 gr) red onion, chopped 5 CHO
- 1 cup (120 gr) red/yellow/orange pepper, chopped 6 CHO
- 1 cup beef/chicken stock 0 CHO
- 3 TBSP (1 large/45 gr) jalapeno, seeded 2 CHO
- ¼ tsp. garlic minced 0 CHO
- 1 TBSP chili powder 0 CHO
- 2 tsp. cumin 0 CHO
- 1 tsp. paprika 0 CHO
- ½ tsp. cayenne 0 CHO
- 1/2 tsp. salt 0 CHO
TOTAL CHO 13 CHO
- TOAL WEIGHT 578 GRAMS
- 13 CHO DIVIDED BY 578 GRAMS = .02 CHO/GRAM
- ¼ CUP = 43 GRAMS (.02 CHO x 43 GRAMS) .86 CHO/1/4 CUP + TOPPINGS AND LETTUCE
2 – 3 hearts of Romaine lettuce (10 cups/330 gr) ends trimmed 4 CHO
GARNISH:
- Black olives
- Grated cheddar
- Tomatoes
- Salsa
- Sour cream
- Corn
- Black beans
- Cilantro
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in large skillet and add ground meat. Scramble fry until almost done and then add chicken stock, onion, peppers and remaining spices.
- Simmer uncovered until liquid absorbed and vegetable cooked through.
- Add to salad and serve family style or let everyone make their own preferred salad.
