Dinner for 4

Quick Taco Salad

Name: Quick Taco Salad
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 cups crunchy mixed lettuce; 1/2 lb ground beef; 1 tbsp chili powder; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp onion powder; sea salt (optional); 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 1 ear corn; 1/2 avocado; 1/4 cup sour cream; 3 tbsp salsa verde; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp spring onion; 1/2 lime

$8.34for 410 minServes 4

Top crunchy lettuce with seasoned beef, corn, tomatoes, avocado, and a creamy salsa verde dressing for a fast taco salad.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Romaine and salad greens, 0.5$2.49 each typical	0.5	$1.49Typical price
	Ground beef, 0.5 lb$5.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$2.75Typical price
	Cherry and grape tomatoes, 5.25 oz$0.30/oz typical	5.25 oz	$1.59Typical price
	Corn kernels, 1 oz$0.09/oz typical	1 oz	$0.09Typical price
	Avocados, 0.5$1.29 each typical	0.5	$0.65Typical price
	Sour cream, 2.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Alfredo, 1.5 oz$0.18/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.29Typical price
	Green onions, a little$1.19 each typical	a little	$0.15Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.34

Swaps

Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

10 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$2.08 per serving$8.34 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups crunchy mixed lettuce
1/2 lb ground beef
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
sea salt (optional)
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 ear corn
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup sour cream
3 tbsp salsa verde
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp spring onion
1/2 lime

Steps

Cook the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat for 6 minutes, breaking it apart until it reaches 160 F.
Stir in the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
Cut the corn from the cob and stir it into the hot beef for 2 minutes.
Whisk the sour cream, salsa verde, olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.
Divide the lettuce among four bowls and top with beef, corn, tomatoes, avocado, and spring onion.
Drizzle the dressing over each salad.

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