Take your taco salad to go!
While many taco salad recipes are topped with full fat cheese, rich sour cream, and fried tortillas, our version is full of southwest flavor, made with wholesome, clean ingredients like ground turkey and fresh tomatoes. Layer these in a jar with an easy homemade salsa avocado dressing for a quick taco salad in a jar that you can take with you to work, or store in the fridge for an quick meal.
Skinny Taco Salad in a Jar
This amazing on-the-go recipe is made with clean ingredients that are both healthy and super tasty.
Yield 6 people
Serving Size 1.25 cups (1 pint-sized jar)
Ingredients
Salad
- 1/2 pound ground turkey
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup whole-grain tortilla chips broken
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese reduced-fat, shredded
- 3 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 cup salsa no sugar added
Creamy Salsa Dressing (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt plain
- 2 tablespoons avocado ripe, mashed
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/4 cup salsa
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the turkey. Cook until turkey is no longer pink and cooked through. Add spices, stir to combine and transfer to a bowl and let cool.
- To make the salad, divide the tortilla chips between six jars. Layer each with the salsa, turkey mixture, tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese.
- Make the optional dressing by blending the yogurt, avocado, lime juice, and salsa in a blender. Blend until creamy and smooth. Top the salad with the dressing, seal the jars, and store in the fridge until ready to eat. Eat within 1-2 days for the best results.
Notes
*Nutrition facts include the dressing
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1.25cups (1 pint-sized jar) | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 469mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g |
| SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3
SmartPoints (Freestyle): 3
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It wasn’t confusing first off and secondly the recipe was fabulous. I don’t know why people always make things more complicated?. If you looked at the picture there were 4 jars?Thanks for the information and receive.
This is an awesome recipe! I’m going to get the ingredients and make it for my work lunches this week! I’m the oddball that didn’t pay attention to the serving info ?
Great recipe!
Angela, Thank you so much for the feedback. 🙂
How long will this keep in the fridge? 2 to 3 days?
Hi Erin – this will probably only keep a day or two in the fridge, otherwise the lettuce and tortilla chips will become pretty soggy! You could have everything prepared and just assemble the jars as you need them. The ingredients will keep longer individually and not mixed with something else.
Wow! Are you guys really that challenged ? Think about it, veggies are zero so divide them up as you wish, even as much as you want. You really could have endless lettuce! then divide up the meat and cheese accordingly, and actually ground turkey should be zero also, not really a big deal at all. ENJOY ?
Is the salad dressing receipe for 6 servings? Or is this measured out 1 serving?
Hi Noreen. The salad dressing is six servings. Enough for each serving of the taco salad jars.
what if you don’t refrigerate it? Is it okay just too eat it right right after your done making it?
Of course!
I don’t like avacado! Is there anything I can use to replace it?
You can leave the avocado out of the recipe.
I love this. Very good flavor.
This recipe is ingenious for hard working business women!! I work a mile and a half from my house so getting home for my one hour lunch is no big deal… Except that I have to drive past 3 of my favorite fast food restaurants which takes incredible self control. I stand on my feet all day and don’t feel like going home and spending 20 minutes standing to prepare food. This recipe empowers me to drive past the unhealthy restaurants because I know I have something delicious waiting for me ready to go! Thank you so much for sharing your ideas!! Keep th egg m coming ????
Marie, Thank you, Marie! I love that you have been able to resist stopping at all the fast food places you drive by. This recipe has been a life saver for me too. 🙂
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