Mason Jar Taco Salad

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Mason Jar Taco Salad is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Mason Jar Taco Salad is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Compare Prices on Mason Jar Salad Jar in Cookware. You can find everything you need to know about building these salads in a jar as well as the taco salad ingredients right here: Combine ground turkey and one can tomatoes with diced chilies in a skillet. Cook until browned, then add one package taco seasoning. Begin layering your ingredients into the jar, starting with the heaviest ingredients first.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mason jar taco salad using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Mason Jar Taco Salad:
  1. Make ready 2-3 tbsp. salad dressing of choice
  2. Take 1⁄4 cup diced tomatoes
  3. Take 1⁄4 cup diced onion
  4. Make ready 1⁄4 cup corn kernels
  5. Make ready 1⁄2 cup black beans, cooked and cooled or rinsed from a can
  6. Prepare 1⁄2 cup ground beef, cooked and seasoned then cooled (Could also use half a grilled chicken breast, diced or for veggie, just increase black beans to 3⁄4 cup)
  7. Take 2 tbsp. shredded cheese (some good varieties for this salad are cheddar, colby jack or pepper jack)
  8. Get 2-3 cups leafy greens (for this I used a mix of romaine and spring mix)
  9. Take 2 tbsp. tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips
  10. Get Wide mouthed quart size mason jar with lid

You may need to lightly pack everything in to get it all to fit. Transfer salads into bowls; toss to combine. If desired, serve with tortilla chips. Layers of lettuce, tomatoes, beans and more go into this Taco Salad in a Jar.

Steps to make Mason Jar Taco Salad:
  1. This is a very simple meal to put together. You just layer all ingredients in the order listed.
  2. Start by pouring the dressing into the bottom of the mason jar. For the sriracha ranch, simply whisk in some sriracha sauce into ranch dressing to taste. Then start with the sturdier ingredients that will be ok sitting in the dressing for a bit…the tomatoes and then the onions.
  3. Next put in the corn followed by black beans. If making this a vegetarian taco salad, then skip to step 5.
  4. Add the cooled ground beef into the jar, or if using diced chicken, add now.
  5. Place in the cheese next.
  6. Add in the leafy greens. Make sure to pack them in gently.
  7. Lastly add the tortillas strips on top of the lettuce. Place lid on the mason jar and refrigerate until ready to eat.
  8. Once ready to eat, just dump everything into a bowl and give a quick toss. You could eat straight from the jar, but I prefer to use a separate bowl.

If desired, serve with tortilla chips. Layers of lettuce, tomatoes, beans and more go into this Taco Salad in a Jar. With Spring and Summer quickly approaching, it's nice to have lunch ready to go. We love heading to the park and beach when the weather is nice. Place an equal amount of dressing at the bottom of each jar.

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