Taco Salad (Excellent for Meal Prep)

Taco Salad (Excellent for Meal Prep)

This scrumptious Taco Salad is ideal for a lightweight, low-carb dinner or to make forward for lunch for the week!

Taco Salad Meal Prep

I took my straightforward, go-to turkey taco recipe and turned it into this straightforward salad. I like to make this for meal prep, however it’s additionally excellent whenever you need a low-carb dinner. The entire thing comes collectively in underneath half-hour, begin to end. Make this with floor turkey, lean floor beef or floor hen. If you happen to’ve been following my free meal plans, you most likely know I’ve been incorporating extra meal prep recipes in them, recipes you may make as soon as that may be served for the week.

 

Why This Taco Salad Works!

  • Meal Prep: Nice to pack for lunch
  • Protein: a main-dish salad that fills you up
  • Versatile: May be eaten sizzling or chilly
  • Nice for a lot of dietary restrictions: Gluten-free, low-carb and Keto
  • If you wish to preserve this whole30, omit the cheese and swap it for avocado

Variations:

  • Add black or pinto beans for extra protein.
  • Add crushed tortilla chips on prime for texture.
  • Swap the cheese for avocado to maintain it dairy free.
  • Swap floor turkey for lean floor beef or floor hen.

How To Meal Prep:

The best method to pack this lunch, is to maintain the greens separate so you possibly can warmth up the turkey with out heating up the remaining. Then refrigerate all the things so you possibly can seize one within the morning earlier than heading out the door!

Extra Meal Prep Concepts:

  • Greek Chickpea Salad
  • In a single day Oats in a Jar
  • Protein Egg and Quinoa Jars
  • Meal Prep Breakfast Taco Scramble
  • Loaded Baked Omelet Muffins

Taco Salad

4.98 from
47 votes
9
Cals:
313
Protein:
28.5
Carbs:
13
Fats:
17.5
This scrumptious Taco Salad is ideal for a low-carb dinner or to meal prep for make-ahead for lunch for the week!
Course:
Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Delicacies:
American

Prep:
10 minutes minutes
Cook dinner:
20 minutes minutes
Whole:
half-hour minutes
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Yield:
4 servings
Serving Dimension:
1 salad 1x 2x 3x

Components

Dressing:

  • ▢ 1/2 cup jarred gentle salsa
  • ▢ 4 teaspoons additional virgin olive oil
  • ▢ juice of 1/2 lime

Meat:

  • ▢ 1 lb 93% floor turkey, or lean floor beef or floor hen
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ▢ 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ▢ 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • ▢ 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • ▢ 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • ▢ 1/2 small onion, minced
  • ▢ 2 tablespoons bell pepper, minced
  • ▢ 1/2 cup water
  • ▢ 4 ounces canned tomato sauce, 1/2 can

For the Salad:

  • ▢ 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • ▢ 1 cup pico de gallo
  • ▢ 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
  • ▢ 4 lime wedges, for serving
  • ▢ greek yogurt or bitter cream, non-obligatory for topping
  • ▢ guacamole, non-obligatory for topping

Directions

  • Brown the turkey in a big skillet breaking it into smaller items because it cooks.
  • When now not pink add dry seasoning and blend nicely.
  • Add the onion, pepper, water and tomato sauce and canopy.
  • Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
  • Divide the meat equally between the 4 meal prep containers.
  • In the meantime, whereas the meat is cooking, make the dressing: mix the salsa, olive oil and lime juice; switch to 4 small containers.

To Serve Proper Away:

  • Divide the lettuce in 4 bowls, then divide the remaining elements on prime. End with dressing and revel in.

For Meal Prep:

  • Divide the lettuce in 4 ziplock baggage.
  • Divide pico de gallo, bitter cream or yogurt, if utilizing and cheese in small containers. Cowl and refrigerate.
  • To serve, take away the lettuce and containers, warmth the meat then make a salad by inserting the lettuce in a bowl or plate.
  • High with the meat, pico de gallo, cheese and end with dressing.