Ingredients
Makes 3-4 bowls
For the meat:
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
½ yellow onion, diced
1 pinch sea salt
1 lb ground beef (or any ground meat)
1 packet taco seasoning (with added water based on package instructions)
For the salad:
4-6 c romaine lettuce
1 c cherry tomatoes
2 avocados, diced
½-1 c cheddar cheese, grated
4-6 tbsp sour cream
1-2 c Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips
Hot sauce
Ranch dressing
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil, onions, and a pinch of salt. Saute for 5-7 minutes or until onions are soft.
- With your spatula, push the onions to one side of the skillet and add the ground beef, breaking it into small pieces with your spatula.
- Once the meat is just about cooked through, add the packet of taco seasoning and water.
- Reduce the heat to low and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
- While the meat is cooking, assemble your toppings for the salad.
- Add the lettuce to your bowl, then top with the meat mixture and any other toppings of your choice.
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Comments on Taco Salad Bowl
Been an athlete (recreational and competitive bicycling) for 52 years and cross fitter since 2015. Self-proclaimed “expert” on nutrition. Top of the trees taco salad bowl recipe looks good – fresh ingredients, little processed foods, heart healthy and tasty. For me to use any recipe I look beyond the ingredients. Two basic metrics that need to meet my standard for “healthy” - % fat and % sodium and potassium top the list. Fully understand CF offers many recipes and it would be impossible to send recipes to an independent lab for nutrition analysis. So any recipe falls into the “let the buyer beware” category. Please don’t get me wrong, overall I would feel comfortable making this entrée. Keep them coming.
For future recipes from CF HQ suggest the following. These would go beyond a simple listing of ingredients and train athlete to do an ingredient drill down to get the best possible benefit from their diet. We are what we eat and what we eat is a critical factor for effective training and completive competitions.
Suggestions to fine-tune recipe:
ground beef – like 85% fat content
taco seasonings - % sodium
sour cream – light, like fat 2.5 g. fat, 15 m sodium, and potassium, if it is listed
ranch dressing – look for “X percent fat & sodium” (any alternatives to dressing, like lemon?) I haven’t used dressing in years and eat romaine salad daily.
corn chips – sodium guidelines helpful
Thank you.
Bob Yun
Bob Yun. Not all heroes wear capes. Appreciate your incites and contributions to discussions about nutrition!
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