Turkey Taco Salad
Turkey Taco Salad is a fantastic lower calorie version of Taco Salad. This healthy, gluten free salad uses turkey sausage which provides great Tex-Mex heat but without all the calories of ground beef. Terrific for lunches or as a main dish meal, especially in the summer when you don't want to heat up your kitchen. If you enjoy eating Taco Salads, this is one of the best!
Equipment
- 1 large salad bowl with tongs
- 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
- 1 large skillet
- 1 hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 spatula
- 1 wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Jennie-O turkey sausage
- 1 pkt. taco seasoning or Homemade Taco Seasoning
- 30 oz. pkg. classic Romaine salad (three 10-ounce packages)
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 1 large cucumber sliced and quartered
- 1 large green bell pepper diced
- 15.5 oz. can dark red kidney beans rinsed and drained well
- 5 oz. green salad olives sliced
- 7.75 oz. can whole kernel corn drained (half of a 15.25-oz. can)
- 4 oz. pkg. Mexican blend cheese shredded
Instructions
- Layer lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, kidney beans, olives and corn in a large salad bowl.
- Meanwhile, fry turkey sausage until cooked thoroughly.
- Use a hamburger chopper to cut meat down in small pieces while frying.
- Add taco seasoning and stir well to combine.
- Heap turkey sausage over top of salad.
- Serve with Ranch, Catalina or French dressing.
Notes
NOTE: You can find my Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe here.
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[nutrition-label]Nutrition
Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 14gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 526mgPotassium: 542mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 6482IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 162mgIron: 2mg
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