Frito Taco Salad Recipe
Frito Taco Salad is an easy dinner salad with just 7 ingredients. It is a great meatless dinner option! Lettuce is combined with chili beans, cheese, Frito Corn Chips, tomatoes and onions then dressed in a Catalina dressing.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 large head of iceberg lettuce could also use romaine
- 15 oz can of chili beans in sauce do not drain completely! Just drain liquid in top of the can.
- Catalina style dressing
- 2 cups Fritos Corn Chips
- 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes cherry tomatoes or roma tomatoes
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup chopped green onions
Instructions
- Wash and chop the lettuce and add to a large salad bowl.1 large head of iceberg lettuce
- Add the (lightly drained) can of chili beans in sauce, chopped tomatoes, green onions and your desired amount of Catalina dressing. Pro Tip: don't over dress the salad at this point. You can always add more dressing but it is hard to take out!! You can add more to individual servings!15 oz can of chili beans in sauce, Catalina style dressing, 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes, ½ cup chopped green onions
- Toss the salad to coat in the dressing.
- Add in the Fritos and shredded cheese. Add more dressing if desired then toss again.2 cups Fritos Corn Chips, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Serve in individual bowls with extra Fritos and dressing on the side.
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Notes
ADDITIONAL ADD IN'S : cooked and crumbled ground beef with taco seasoning, black olives, diced avocado, corn, cilantro, salsa, or sour cream.
ADDING TACO MEAT: This is a meatless taco salad but if you want to add a little beef you certainly can! Just brown and crumble 1 lb of ground beef and add taco seasoning. You can follow this recipe for Ground Beef Tacos if you don't have a taco spice packet!