Trevor’s take on a classic taco salad!
Welcome back to Cooking Without Whine, our series of teaching videos, helping you prepare fresh and healthy meals at home. If you don't already know– our institutional sized kitchen on the MHAB Life Skills Campus is a space for life skills education, experimental cooking, and of course, a lot of fun. In the MHAB Kitchen, we prepare fresh baked goods, soups, sandwiches, and salads daily. Community dinners and private luncheons are regularly prepared here as well. Our head chef, Trevor, leads the way in providing fresh meals to the community and making sure our MHAB Fresh shop is always stocked with delicious, healthy eats.
Down below is our new episode of Cooking Without Whine, where you can learn from Trevor how to make a taco salad – all from inside our very own kitchen on MHAB Life Skills Campus. Watch the video to see how Trevor does it, and follow the recipe underneath to make your own at home!
Here is what you’ll need:
1 lb. of Ground Beef
Frito Lay Scoops
1 Head of Iceberg Lettuce
1 Tomato
1 Jalapeno Pepper
1 Red Onion
3 Scallions
2 Tablespoons of Garlic Powder
2 Tablespoons of Salt
2 Tablespoons of Cumin
2 Tablespoons of Chili Powder
2 Tablespoons of Fresh Ground Pepper
1 Tablespoon of Tajin Seasoning
1.5 cups of your favorite Ranch Dressing
4 Canned Chipotle Peppers
Shredded Mexican Cheese
1 Lime
Let’s get started:
Ground Beef Instructions
Chop half of red onion
Brown 1 lb. of ground beef in a large skillet on medium heat
Add Red Onion
Add Cumin, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, and Black Pepper
Add Tajin seasoning just before completion
Chipotle Ranch Instructions
Place 1.5 cups of ranch dressing with Chipotle Peppers in a food processor. Mix on Medium.
Vegetable Preparation
Slice remaining red onion
Shred Lettuce
Chop Jalapeno Pepper
Plating Instructions
Create a bed of shredded lettuce on bottom of plate
Add Mexican Ground Beef
Add Peppers
Red Onion
Dice Tomatoes
Add Mexican Cheese
Top with Scoops
Color with Scallions
That’ll do, pig!