Original Taco Salad With Doritos and Catalina Dressing

Taco Salad with Catalina Dressing is an old taco salad recipe from the 70's. Everyone loves a good Mexican salad and this recipe is most certainly a crowd favorite. Ground Beef, fresh lettuce, chili beans and Fritos or Doritos mixed with a sweet and zingy dressing and you've got a winner. This Dorito salad recipe is an old family favorite.

Course Salads, Salad Dressings and Vinaigrettes

Cuisine Southwestern

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 457kcal

Author Lea Ann Brown

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef lean
1 cup Sweet onion chopped
1 package taco seasoning mix or two tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
½ cup water
1 cup fresh tomato diced
2 cups Catalina dressing
15 ounce beans in chili sauce drained but not rinsed
1 ½ cups cheddar cheese grated. We like sharp cheddar here.
9.25 ounce bag Dorito Corn Chips Nacho cheese flavor, or Fritos
½ cup black olives sliced
1 head romaine lettuce rinsed and torn into bite sized pieces. I like to combine romaine and iceberg lettuce here.

Instructions

Brown hamburger and onion in fry pan. Add taco seasoning, and water. Simmer until thick (about 15 ). Stir occasionally so it doesn't stick.
Add beans in chili sauce and stir into the meat mixture after it's thickened. If using red navy beans or pinto beans without the sauce, drain before adding to the meat mixture.
Place lettuce in a large bowl and add cooled beef and bean mixture. You don't want the beef to be so hot that it will wilt the lettuce.
Add taco chips, chopped tomatoes and olives. Mix in enough Catalina Dressing to generously coat the ingredients. Top with grated cheddar cheese.
Serve immediately.

Notes

Let The Beef Cool: Let the beef and bean mixture cool down a bit before adding it with the lettuce. You don't want it so hot that it will wilt the lettuce.

Can This Salad Be Made Ahead Of Time? It can. Just place the salad in a large bowl and add the cooked ground beef bean mixture, olives, tomatoes. Refrigerate and right before serving, add the tortilla chips and the dressing and mix well. Sprinkle on the cheese and serve.

Will This Dorito Salad Keep? Unfortunately not. Once you dress the salad, trying to save leftovers for the next day just doesn't work well. The vinegar in the dressing will wilt the salad leaves and the tortilla chips will also become soggy.

Dress it up: If you're looking to embellish this Dorito Salad, try topping it with a dollop of sour cream or guacamole.

Lettuce tip: Use a salad spinner or paper towels to dry those salad greens. Removing as much moisture as you can will help keep the lettuce crisp once its dressed.

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