Beef and Bean Taco Salad

How to make Beef and Bean Taco Salad Recipe - Ask your child to tear up the lettuce for the salad. She’s more likely to eat the dish if she helps make it.

Ingredients:
¾ pound lean ground beef
1½ cups no-salt-added pinto or
navy beans, drained
½ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
½ cup salsa, divided
1 tablespoon lime juice
1½ cups shredded lettuce
½ chopped avocado
1 small chopped tomato
¼ cup red-onion strips
Baked tortilla strips

Method:
1 In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat. Drain well and return to pan. Mix in beans, chili powder, salt, and pepper; cook for 1 minute. Stir in ¼ cup salsa and heat through.

2 Mix together remaining salsa and lime juice; set aside. Divide lettuce among serving bowls. Add meat mixture, avocado, tomato, red onion, and salsa mixture. Finish by topping each salad with a handful of tortilla strips. Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition per serving: 329 calories; 23g protein; 12g fat (3g saturated fat); 31g carbohydrate; 7g fiber; 110mg calcium; 4mg iron; 355mg sodium.

cooking fun:
Here are seven sous-chef tasks that preschoolers adore: Sprinkling cheese Dropping berries into batter Peeling bananas Cracking eggs (with help) Spray-coating a pan Mashing potatoes Snipping herbs (with kiddie scissors)

Beef and Bean Taco Salad