What's for Dinner? Taco Salad.... Easy dinner....crowd pleaser....

What's for Dinner?

I ask this often, too often. I am not always the most on top of our meal plans... and sometimes I have no idea what I'm making when I go shopping. Yes, I know what I need to make something, but I don't have any creative, yummy meals planned. I know it's bad... ends up with me running to the store way too often to get that one item, that ends up being 10 items, and then I'm out $50... when the item I needed was only, $5....

Please tell me... you know what I'm talking about!?!?!

So if I don't have anything planned, I simply have meals I know I have the basics for and can typically put together, with everyday items I would buy.

Entering one of "those" meals... the no stress, no thinking, simple dinner but everyone loves, kind of meals.

TACO SALAD

This is a picture of a very simple taco salad, but here's the thing, it's has so many variations, so many optional ingredients. Which may or may not consist of what's in your pantry, or if you feel the need to make a quick shopping trip..... and hopefully sticking to the necessities!!! :)

I like to cook my meat earlier, and let it have a few minutes to cool. I cook roughly 3 pounds of ground meat, typically turkey, sometimes beef and sometimes one of those mixed with sausage. Like I said, what I have on hand.

I season my meat with

Salt

Cumin

Chili Powder

Garlic

Onion Powder

a little Cayenne Pepper

Then to make a basic salad.

Lettuce, Tomatoes, Olives

to make it Taco Salad

We add

Shredded Cheese

Olives

Avocadoes

Onions

Corn,

usually I add frozen which I "thaw" in a bowl of hot water, and drain thoroughly.

Toppings

Typically Ranch Dressing,

sometimes homemade sometimes store bought.

Salsa

Sour Cream

Guacamole

Then Take Doritos Chips, crumble on top.... and you're done...

YUM!!!

(I forgot to take a picture of the finished assembled meal)

This is how my daughter who was leaving to babysit did her's

TO GO!!

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