Patriotic Taco Salad Recipes

TACO SALAD FLAG

Steps:

• Spread refried beans into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Beat cream cheese with a hand mixer until creamy. Add sour cream and taco seasoning and beat until fully combined. Spread cream cheese mixture over refried beans.
• Stir guacamole to make it easier to spread. Drop dollops of the guacamole over the surface of the cream cheese layer and carefully spread into an even layer.
• Top with cheddar jack cheese, lettuce, green onion, bell pepper, olives, and cilantro.
• Press down the toppings gently to create a relatively smooth "surface" on the salad.
• Sprinkle crushed blue tortilla chips in the upper left-hand corner of the dish.
• Beginning and ending with the tomatoes, rotate rows of chopped tomatoes and mozzarella cheese to form the stripes of the "flag."
• Cut out star shapes from the cheese slices and place them on top of the blue corn chips.

PATRIOTIC TACO SALAD

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the water, tomato paste and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes., Place chips in an ungreased 13x9-in. dish. Spread beef mixture evenly over the top. Cover with lettuce. For each star, arrange five olive slices together in the upper left corner. To form stripes, add cheese and tomatoes in alternating rows. Serve immediately.