Healthy Taco Salad With Ground Beef

Beef Taco Salad Recipe

Who doesn’t love a great taco salad? Seriously! Grass-fed beef is lower in calories, contains more healthy omega-3 fats, more vitamins A and E, higher levels of antioxidants, and up to seven times the beta-carotene. When paired with high vitamin C foods, you absorb more iron from the meat. Makes 4 servings.

Beef Taco Salad Ingredients

1 pound grass-fed ground beef
15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup jarred chunky-style salsa
8 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
⅓ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
½ pint grape tomatoes halved
½ avocado, cut into cubes
¼ cup red onion, chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
½ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon chili powder
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup light sour cream
¼ cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese
3 cups unsalted tortilla chips

Directions

Heat a large pan. Add beef and cook until browned and cooked through.
Stir in the beans and salsa and keep warm.
Combine the lettuce, cilantro, tomatoes, avocado, and red onion in a large bowl.
Whisk together the lime juice, cumin, chili powder, garlic, salt, and oil and toss with the lettuce and vegetables.
Top each salad portion with the beef and bean mixture, cheese, and sour cream.
Serve tortilla chips on the side.

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Jennifer Cohen Katz

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FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.

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