Low-Calorie Taco Salad
Create a filling and protein-packed low-calorie taco salad in just 30 minutes. It’s the perfect easy dinner, or meal-prep lunch for the week.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
For The Turkey Taco Meat
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 lb 95% Lean Ground Turkey or meat of choice
- 1 Green Bell Pepper diced
- 1 Orange Bell Pepper diced
- ½ cup Red Onion diced
- 1 Jalapeno diced
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
- ½ teaspoon Chili Powder
- 15 oz Black beans canned, rinsed and drained (or beans of choice)
- Salt and pepper to taste
For The Salad
- 1 head Romaine Lettuce shredded
- 1 cup Grape Tomatoes sliced
For the Dressing
- ½ cup Nonfat Greek Yogurt plain
- ½ cup Salsa
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet to medium heat. Add the olive oil to the skillet with the diced bell peppers, red onion and jalapeno. Stir and cook 4 minutes until the veggies are almost tender.
- Add the ground turkey to the skillet with all seasonings plus salt and pepper. Break the meat up with a spatula as it cooks and mix it with the veggies. Cook until the meat is browned.
- Drain the canned black beans in a colander, rinse then add to the skillet and stir them in. Cook on low while to heat the black beans while you prepare the dressing.
- In a bowl, stir together the Greek yogurt and salas until smooth to make the dressing. Set aside.
- Assemble the taco salad by placing the lettuce in the bowl, topped with the meat mixture, grape tomatoes and dressing.
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Notes
- Drain and rinse canned black beans to wash away excess sodium and to reduce the canned flavor.
- Each salad serving size contains about 1 cup of the meat mixture.
- Let the meat mixture rest and cool for 3-5 minutes before adding it to your salad to avoid wilting the lettuce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 304mg | Potassium: 1489mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 15425IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 6mg