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    Home » Side Dishes

    Doritos Taco Salad with Homemade Dressing

    Updated: Aug 27, 2020 · Published: Jun 22, 2018 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Doritos® Taco Salad

    Salads are one of my favorite and easy go-to meals. They can be a side dish, or add in a protein to serve as a whole meal. This Doritos Taco Salad is the perfect all-in-one meal.  Doritos Taco Salad is chock-full of zesty taco flavors, thanks to ingredients like:

    • seasoned ground beef
    • Monterey jack cheese
    • kidney beans
    • lettuce and tomatoes
    • Doritos brand nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips
    • creamy homemade dressing

     Why You'll Love Doritos Taco Salad

    Although I love salads, sometimes they can get a little boring. But this salad is anything but boring! The addition of Doritos tortilla chips puts a spin on the traditional salad croutons and adds a zesty crunch! If you prefer more flavor and spice than the original Nacho Cheese Doritos, you can use Spicy Sweet Chili or Fiery Habanero Doritos!

    And, the homemade dressing is the perfect accompaniment to the Doritos! Combining mayonnaise, ketchup, sriracha chili sauce, honey, vinegar, and paprika in a deliciously creamy blend that is full of flavor, but not overly spicy.

    3 Tips For Making Doritos Taco Salad

    Tip #1: The addition of Doritos to this salad brings the healthy level down a bit, but if you're looking for a healthier version of the Doritos Taco Salad, try using ground turkey in place of the ground beef.

    Tip #2: Love tons of veggies in your salads? This recipe is pretty versatile, so you can add in additional veggies of your choice to the whole bowl, or to individual servings.

    Tip #3: Be sure to let the ground beef cool before adding it to the salad, otherwise the heat will cause your lettuce to wilt. And nobody likes wilted lettuce!

    Doritos Taco Salad in a white bowl on a table next to a blue and white striped kitchen towel

    How to Make Doritos Taco Salad Step by Step

    Step #1: Brown ground beef and mix in seasoning and water according to package instructions. Drain beef and refrigerate to cool.

    Step #2: After the meat has cooled, mix together all of the salad ingredients in a very large bowl, reserving the Doritos for after the salad has been chilled.

    Monterrey Jack cheese, sliced tomatoes, kidney beans and lettuce in a white bowl

    Step #3: In a smaller bowl, blend the dressing. Pour over the salad, and mix again.

    Doritos Taco Salad in a glass bowl with homemade dressing being poured over the top

    Step #4: Chill for a couple of hours.

    Step #5: Top with crushed Doritos, toss, and serve. Enjoy!

    Doritos Taco Salad in a serving bowl sitting next to a large glass bowl filled with Doritos Taco Salad with wooden tongs

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    • Put a little Southwestern spin on dinner with this Chopped Chicken Chipotle Salad. Made with chopped chicken, corn, black beans and veggies mixed together and topped with a homemade chipotle dressing.
    • Hearty Greek Salad is simple, healthy and so delicious!

    Recipe

    Doritos Taco Salad served in a white bowl

    Doritos® Taco Salad

    All She Cooks
    This spin on the traditional taco salad is full of bold flavor and topped with a deliciously creamy homemade dressing.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 2 hours hrs
    Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
    Course Main Course, Main dishes, Salad
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 1265 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    Salad

    • 1 pound ground beef browned
    • 1 package taco seasoning
    • 1 14 ounce can kidney beans
    • 2 heads Romaine lettuce chopped
    • 1 cup tomatoes chopped
    • 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese shredded
    • 4 cups crushed Doritos

    Dressing

    • ⅔ cup mayonnaise
    • ⅛ cup ketchup
    • 1 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • 1 tablespoon vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • 2 tablespoons milk

    Instructions
     

    • Brown ground beef and mix in seasoning and water according to package instructions. Drain beef and refrigerate to cool.
    • After the meat has cooled, mix together all of the salad ingredients in a very large bowl, reserving the Doritos for after the salad has been chilled.
    • In a smaller bowl, blend the dressing. Pour over the salad and mix again.
    • Chill for a couple of hours.
    • Top with crushed Doritos, toss and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1265kcalCarbohydrates: 101gProtein: 49gFat: 76gSaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 138mgSodium: 1534mgPotassium: 1044mgFiber: 12gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2091IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 690mgIron: 7mg
    Keyword Doritos® Taco Salad, how to make Doritos® Taco Salad
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