Spicy Dorito® Taco Salad

This cool taco salad combines crunchy Doritos®, seasoned ground beef, veggies, cheese, beans, and lettuce, 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. Break meat up into chunks as it cooks. Drain excess grease, remove from heat, and let cool.

Step 2

Toss lettuce, tortilla chips, cheese, beans, tomato, onion, and jalapeño in a large salad bowl. Fold in beef until well combined.

Step 3

Whisk oil, sugar, ketchup, taco seasoning, vinegar, and Worcestershire together in a bowl until sugar dissolves. Pour dressing over salad and toss again.