Taco Salad

July 5, 2010 12 Comments
One of my favorite meals to eat at home is tacos.  I just go the easy route and purchase a taco kit.  Sometimes I get Taco Bell brand, and other times I get Old El Paso.  But I also buy taco seasoning alone for potential new recipes I may find, and I almost always keep corn chips on hand, which makes taco salad a very convenient meal for us.
The taco salad pictured here today was actually put together by my husband.  Hubby doesn’t cook at all.  Sometimes when I’m not feeling well, he’ll put together some tuna salad or something like that for us. But I’ve never seen him make an actual recipe.  But he did wait tables for several years, some of which was at a real upscale place, and he discovered he had a natural talent for plate presentations.  In fact, at one of the resturants where he worked, he put together a lot of the plates for their menu photos.
So the other day when we had taco salad, I decided to take a couple of pics of his handy work.  We started with Blue Tortilla Chips. (We usually get white, but we were shopping at Aldi, and they didn’t have white.)  Next came the meat mixuture, followed by lettuce, salsa, cheese, and finally sour cream. Yum!

Making a Taco Salad Buffet – By the way, if you’re ever having a lot of of people over for dinner, a taco salad buffet would be perfect choice. It’s fast, convenient, and fairly cheap compared to other meal choices.  And I never met anyone who didn’t like Mexican food, so it’s sure to be loved by all!  All you’d really have to cook is your meat and some refried beans.  And then you’d just have to prepare some toppings for the buffet, such as lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, and condiments.  Very easy!

-Jerri

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Comments

  1. Ann says
    July 5, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    That looks good! I have never tried the dark chips. Do they taste the same?

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  2. Sherry @ Lamp Unto My Feet says
    July 5, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    Guess we were thinking the same yummy dishes tonight, although they are different though, too. 😀

    Have a great night!
    Sherry

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  3. Lisa@BlessedwithGrace says
    July 6, 2010 at 8:20 am

    I love taco salad! Thanks for the recipe and linking to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.

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  4. HoosierHomemade says
    July 6, 2010 at 8:20 am

    What a great idea! Looks yummy!
    Remember…you can link up to Delicious Dishes over on my other blog, It's A Blog Party, everyday is a different linky party. Tuesdays are all about food!
    http://itsablogparty.com
    Thanks for sharing!
    ~Liz

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  5. Amber says
    July 6, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Thanks for the dinner insperation!

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  6. Tiffanee says
    July 6, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Yum!! My favorite! Great idea for feeding a group. Thanks!!

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  7. Ott, A. says
    July 6, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    Looks delish! I love taco's/taco salads for a quick and easy meal. I actually can my own salsa from tomatoes I grow in my garden. We are still eating off of last years supply. (perhaps I'll blog about it in the future) hope you had a great holiday weekend!

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  8. Crystal says
    July 6, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    Ooooh, now I want some. I love taco salad, and it's always a hit at our house.

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  9. AUDRA says
    July 7, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Looks so good!

    I love for you to stop by and link up to Socialize with me Monday til Sunday. Going on now! 🙂

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  10. Jasey says
    July 8, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    One of my fav's! I am going to have to give this salad a try! Thanks for joining Tuesday Tastes, People's Choice Award polls are open. Come vote for your favorite recipe!

    Happy Day,
    Jasey @ Crazy Daisy
    http://crazyjayzplace.blogspot.com/2010/07/tuesday-tastes-party-15.html

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  11. April@The 21st Century Housewife says
    July 9, 2010 at 2:24 am

    Your taco salad looks wonderful! Really delicious!

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  12. shopannies says
    July 9, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    one of the teens favorites I am going to try your version see what they think

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