Taco Salads

As a kid, I alsways loved Make Your Own Taco Night.

Im not sure why, since I didnt eat anything one would put in a taco, but...I do now!!

We all know how messy tacos can be though, so now we make Taco Salads! Theyre also healthier, since we're using lettuce as the base instead of shells. Dont worry though, we put taco chips in the salad!!

So here youve got all your fix'in's. Lettuce (with some purple cabbage for color since I had it), carrots and red peppers, cucumbers and jalapeno, avocado chunks and monterey jack cheese. Youve got your salsas, chicken strips, chips, (and I made one roll-up).

I also made my own Cilantro dressing. Olive oil, a bunch o cilantro, some onion, some jalapeno all put through the fod processor until smooth.

This next Taco Salad is with ground chicken cooked with the spice packet like you would do ground beef for tacos...shredded cheese on top, with whatever taco-y salad-y things you like.

Here, I did red pepper, carrots, pepper jack cheese, onion slices, taco chips, and chicken cubes over salad with another of my cilantro dressings.

This one below was waaaay to intense....I simmered the chicken for about one and a half hours in lots of spicy things...But the picture is great. Lots of roasted onions and peppers, lots of cilantro and jalapeno, and incredibly spicy chicken.....

Never forget how amazing Nachos are.... and make sure to always use way too much cheese...!

One actual Taco I made with Chorizo...yum.