Spicy Dorito® Taco Salad

A slightly spicy taco salad combines lettuce with ground seasoned beef, cheese, beans, and tortilla chips, all tossed with a tangy homemade dressing.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 561 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tomato, diced
• 2 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese
• 1 head lettuce, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 envelope taco seasoning mix
• 5 cups crushed nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup ketchup
• 0.33333334326744 cup chopped onion
• 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 cup pickled jalapeno peppers, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook ground beef, garlic powder, chili powder, and black pepper together in a skillet over medium heat until meat is brown and crumbly, about 10 minutes, breaking the meat up into chunks as it cooks. Drain excess grease, remove from heat, and let the meat cool.

Step 2

Toss lettuce, tortilla chips, Colby-Jack cheese, kidney beans, tomato, onion, and pickled jalapeno peppers in a large salad bowl; mix in the beef.

Step 3

Whisk vegetable oil, sugar, ketchup, taco seasoning, cider vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl until sugar has dissolved; pour dressing over the salad and toss again.