Easy and healthy taco salad meal prep bowls you can make ahead for dinner or lunches with savory seasoned ground beef, fresh lettuce, cheese, and pico, and chipotle ranch dressing.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 10 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 20 minutesminutes
Servings:4Servings
Ingredients
1poundground beef
1teaspoonMcCormick Chili Powder , or McCormick Chipotle Chili Powder
1tablespoon adobo sauce, from a can of chipotle peppers packed in adobo sauce
½onion, diced
½cupdiced tomatoes
½jalapeno, seeds removed and very finely diced
1tablespoonfinely chopped cilantro
½cupshredded Mexican blend cheese
desired toppings
Instructions
In a small bowl stir together onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and jalapenos. Set aside. Stir together ranch dressing and adobo sauce and set aside.
In a large pan/skillet over medium-high heat on the stove, saute ground beef along with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to saute until meat is well-browned.
For Serving Fresh
To assemble fresh salads, arrange bowls with lettuce on the bottom topped with ground beef, shredded cheese, pico (tomato and onion mixture), any additional toppings you like, and drizzle with prepared chipotle ranch dressing.
For Meal Prep
For meal prep you will need four meal prep containers (dedicated meal prep containers or microwave-safe tupperware containers), 12 jello shot cups with lids (you can buy these at most grocery stores in the same section where you find plastic utensils, napkins, and plates), and four small sandwich-size ziploc bags.
Divide lettuce between four ziploc bags. Divide cheese between four jello shot cups. Divide sauce between four jello shot cups. Divide pico (tomato and onion mixture) between four jello shot cups. Place your condiments and lettuce in the meal prep containers, leaving space for the ground beef. Fill remaining space with ground beef. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
To serve, remove condiments cups and lettuce from container, microwave the ground beef for 45-60 seconds. Add lettuce and condiments to the container along with any additional toppings like sour cream or sliced avocados, and serve.
Notes
Topping suggestions: sour cream, sliced avocado or guacamole, tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips, lime wedges for squeezing.