Regional Latin American Mexican Mexican Salad Taco Salad 4.5 (8) 8 Reviews A super-quick blend of reduced-fat sour cream and salsa serves double duty as salad dressing and seasoning for the meat in our updated version of Tex-Mex taco salad. Depending on the type of salsa you use, the salad will vary in heat. We keep this version light with lean turkey, but lean ground beef (about 95%-lean) would also keep the nutrition marks reasonable. Just hold the deep-fried tortilla bowl and instead serve this salad with baked tortilla chips and wedges of fresh lime. By Jessie Price Jessie Price Jessie Price was editor-in-chief of EatingWell magazine from 2013 until its last issue in April 2022. She began working with EatingWell in 2003 as a recipe tester and soon after joined the team full time. She worked on 13 EatingWell cookbooks and authored the James Beard Award-winning The Simple Art of EatingWell. One of her favorite aspects of the job: tasting recipes in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. (She tasted more than 3,500 over the years!) Jessie also represented EatingWell across national and local media, appearing on NBC's Today show, TV Land's Best Night In and video news network Cheddar. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 22, 2024 Reviewed by Dietitian Sylvia Geiger, M.S., RD Reviewed by Dietitian Sylvia Geiger, M.S., RD As EatingWell’s former dietitian and nutrition advisor, Sylvia Geiger worked closely with the culinary and editorial team to ensure that our recipes are not only delicious, but also meet the nutrition parameters we have set for ourselves. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Save Rate PRINT Share Cook Time: 30 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings (1 cup filling & 2 cups salad each) Nutrition Profile: High-Calcium Bone Health Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Aging Healthy Immunity High-Fiber High-Protein Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients ½ cup prepared salsa ¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream 1 teaspoon neutral oil, such as canola or avocado 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey 2 large plum tomatoes, diced 1 14-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons chili powder ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro 8 cups shredded romaine lettuce ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese Directions Combine salsa and sour cream in a large bowl. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add turkey and cook, stirring often and crumbling with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, beans, cumin and chili powder; cook, stirring, until the tomatoes begin to break down, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in cilantro and 1/4 cup of the salsa mixture. Add lettuce to the remaining salsa mixture in the bowl; toss to coat. To serve, divide the lettuce among 4 plates, top with the turkey mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Caitlin Bensel Originally appeared: EatingWell Magazine, June/July 2006 Save Rate Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 447 Calories 19g Fat 27g Carbs 42g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 447 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 27g 10% Dietary Fiber 10g 37% Total Sugars 5g Protein 42g 85% Total Fat 19g 25% Saturated Fat 8g 40% Cholesterol 108mg 36% Vitamin A 9277IU 186% Vitamin C 13mg 14% Folate 191mcg 48% Sodium 686mg 30% Calcium 216mg 17% Iron 6mg 33% Magnesium 80mg 19% Potassium 1122mg 24% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.