Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2012

I love this recipe. I used 1 1/2 heads of lettuce because there was so much dressing. I added 2 jalopeno peppers diced very small and 8 ounces of mediem salsa. Many of people asked for the recipe. I will make again.

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soupy

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dover, New Hampshire, USA

Living In: Rochester, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

wonderful! The avacados in our local store were nasty so I bought prepared guacamole and snipped a corner off the bag and squirted it over the other ingredients. I used a bag of shredded lettuce (time saving) and subbed the pinto beans for garbanzo beans as suggested in another recipe. My husband raved. We will be using this again.

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VKARLSBROTEN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Decorah, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2011

Super dellish. The kids enjoyed the cruch of the chips in the salad. I used ranch dressing this time, but will look for the Catalina next time. Both are a refreshing change from regular salsa and sour cream. Thanks for the recipe!

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tempe, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

This is another dish I made for my sisters Baby shower and it was super easy to make and I just love avocado's so I added some to this recipe and I also added a can of corn. Everyone loved this dish and I just loved how easy and simple it was to make! I just found another favorite dish!

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Ms.kiki 99 :)

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: South San Francisco, California, USA

Living In: Antioch, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

Loved this salad! I mixed kidney beans in with my meat then mixed the meat mixture with the avocado, cheese, and tomatoes and put this on a bed of lettuce with the chips and dressing on top. This allowed for the meat mixture to be saved for leftovers without getting soggy. I'm making this again for dinner tonight!

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crockpotpirate

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2011

I was a little sceptic because we never eat Catalina dressing, however this was great! quick & easy to make! I left out all the onions. I also didn't add the dressing until I made each salad, that way I could add ranch dressing to the kids salads. Yummy!

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brilyn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Apple Valley, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2011

I really liked this recipe. I made my own taco seasoning from AR and added my onions to the beef. I also made my own dressing, 1/2 cup of salsa and 1/4 of ranch. It was enough for two large salads. I've made single serving with 3 tablespoon salsa and 1 tablespoon ranch. Yummy!

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littlezeta

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2011

My family serves this salad as a 'build your own' so we can make it just the way we like it. We also use Russian instead of Catalina. A favorite for sure!!

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vesparose

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2011

I've been making this recipe for years, it's great for all seasons! What I do differently...if you're concerned about sodium skip the packaged taco seasoning and add your own blend of spices. You may also substitute low/no fat Catalina dressing. I do not mix the meat and beans with the salad rather I add the dressing and chips to the salad (toss) and then top with the meat mixture. If you want left-overs skip mixing dressing and chips and do so individually. That way the lettuce doesn't become soggy.

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dogsrus

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2011

This is a great salad! I've made it for years and everyone loves it. Awhile ago, I served the taco salad as an entree, accompanied by macaroni and cheese as a side dish. There's something about this combo--cold salad/warm mac & cheese, sweetness (the Catalina dressing) and crunchiness/creamy cheesiness--double yum!!

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