Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2007

Very very tasty! I've made this for many occasions and people often request it if I'm going to a party or potluck. I am a big fan of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers instead of green so I usually use one of these instead of the green, and following suggestions from other reviewers, I add avacado and some sort of flavored Doritos (Nacho Cheese, Salsa, etc). I don't add the lettuce until serving. I personally don't like this as a leftover (the lettuce gets too soggy in my opinion), but there usually aren't any leftovers anyway!

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BRIEFMARKEN

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Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2007

Absolutely Delicious and super easy! I was trying to duplicate a recipe I had a party and ended up using parts of both Taco Salad I and Taco Salad II recipes off this site with great results! The great thing about this recipe is that you can add or subtract “toppings” to your personal taste and still come out with wonderful results. To this recipe I added 1 can of chili beans to the beef along with the taco seasoning, served the onion and green pepper on the side, used only 2 cups of cheddar, a couple of handfuls of crushed Doritos and enough Catalina dressing to coat (probably about half a bottle). DO NOT LET SIT OVERNIGHT, serve immediately after adding dressing.

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2007

I have been making this recipe for years. It is always a crowd favorite, and I usually never walk away with any leftovers. I always use crushed doritos though, and pending on the size of the crowd, I will usually double recipe. I also use Catalina dressing instead of French, use sharp cheddar cheese, don't use peppers, and I also put in sliced black olives. Always remember, if you are bringingthis to a function, don't put the dressing on until right before you serve, or it will be a soggy mess.

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2007

This is a great recipe, my family has done this since I was a little kid, but my mom liked to use Dorito's, then skipping taco seasoning, and that is just delicious!! Should try it!

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D Hamilton

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2006

took this to a carry in at work 10 people wanted the recipe it was awsome

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T Jenkins

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2006

This is one of my favorite salad recipes. I don't make it the night before however. I also add avacado, black olives and green onions.

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2006

This is better if you prepare the salad and let that chill in the fridge and then add hot meat.

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2006

Delicious and so easy to throw together! I've made this twice already and will probably make it again next week. I added olives and fiesta corn and next time I think I might try throwing in Doritos like other reviewers have suggested. Since we have different taste buds in our family I left the salad without dressing and let everyone add it themselves so they could pick and choose what they wanted. My personal favorite is Spicy Ranch from Hidden Valley. It's really not spicy at all but it has a great flavor.

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2006

i made this tonight. i added onion and garlic to the beef. i also added garbanzo beans, kidney beans, black olives along with the ingredients listed. The doritos really give the salad a great punch and the different layers of flavors is really nice. i will definately be making this again for a nice week night meal.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2006

I love taco salad and I wanted to find a good easy recipe for one. I just made and tried this today and I LOVE it! I am having a party Labor Day weekend and I will be making this one for sure. I used ground turkey and I do agree for best results to serve this dish right after making it. I will continue to make this for years to come!

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2006

This salad is fantastic! I made it as an extra dish to have at my son's birthday party and it quickly became the favorite choice --even for the kids! I've never received so many compliments on something I've made and I would recommend it to everyone. I did make some changes -- as many reviewers recommended, I did not refrigerate overnight and think it would definitely be a mistake to do so. I did chop all the veggies the night before which made it very easy to prepare right before the party. I used extra lean ground turkey (99% fat free) and fat free catalina dressing. I used red onions and substituted nacho flavor doritos. The dressing and the doritos definitely made it tasty. This recipe is a winner -- I will make it often.

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2006

Great quick meal. I added corn and black beans and substituted salsa for the tomatoes and red onion for the regular onion.

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2006

I never had a taco salad with french dressing before. SO I was a little bit skeptical. However it turned out wonderful. I followed the recipe exactly and all my family loved it.

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Amber

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2006

This salad is fantastic! I have been making this for a while and I love it! The only changes that I made to this salad is that I used light/low fat Nacho Cheese Doritos and reduced fat cheese – you can’t tell the difference at all when it is all mixed together! I also used Western dressing, it tastes really good. The actual recipe states to refrigerate overnight – DO NOT do this because it will get soggy. Since I can’t eat the whole salad at once I chop up all the ingredients and keep in separate baggies and when you are ready to eat just throw everything into your salad dish (I usually heat up the taco meat in the microwave for a minute) and you are ready to eat. WONDERFUL!!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2006

I am a total beginner cook -- completely clueless -- and I don't knwo what I'd do without allrecipes.com! I was craving taco salad, and this was exactly what I wanted. It was a big hit with my husband, too, who looked skeptical when I told him what was for dinner.... I used "Restaurant-Style Taco Meat Seasoning" submitted by GVSWIFE on this site for the meat (delicious!) and, as other's recommended, "Aunt Betty's French Dressing" by Maggie Lynch. I left the onions kind of chunky in the dressing (my blender broke), so I omitted onions from the salad. I also added some black olives and kidney beans because my daughter loves them. I think this salad was so good I will proudly bring it to the next family function potluck. (I heeded everyone's advice NOT to refridgerate it overnight) Thanks!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2006

We really enjoyed this for dinner. Made a few adjustments to suit our tastes - sauteed the onion with the ground beef, used a bagged lettuce mix and a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies for convenience sake, subbed a yellow pepper for green due to personal taste, and used Thousand Island dressing. Also, we just crumbled the tortilla chips into each individual bowl and poured a little dressing over top so that the leftovers would keep for lunch today. Delicious and very easy, thanks!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2006

I didn't use French Dressing as I did not have it, as suggested by a previous review I used Ranch Dressing and Salsa. This was delicious!! I don't know why the recipe says to refrigerate overnight. Eat this as soon as you make it as it does not keep well and you will just end up throwing it out.

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2006

Make this all the time, especially with that leftover taco meat. The red dressing gives it a different flavor than one usually expects, but it is good. I usualy add some kidney beans and use dorito cheese chips instead of the tortilla. We really liked it with the changes I made. Thanks for the post.

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Reviewed: May 3, 2006

The best taco salad recipe I've ever tried. We are big fans! This will be in our family cookbook. Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: May 1, 2006

My mom has been making this for years and now I make it for a quick weeknight dinner. We use Catalina dressing or no dressing with a dollop of lt. sour cream. The actual recipe we have also states to refrgerate over night...I DO NOT recommend this. We tried it and unless you like soggy, wet, wilted salad, forgo that step. Otherwise, very tasy!

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