Mason Jar Taco Salad

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have 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. Get 1⁄4 cup diced tomatoes
  3. Get 1⁄4 cup diced onion
  4. Get 1⁄4 cup corn kernels
  5. Get 1⁄2 cup black beans, cooked and cooled or rinsed from a can
  6. Take 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. Make ready 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. Get 2 tbsp. tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips
  10. Make ready Wide mouthed quart size mason jar with lid

I am pretty sure that I. Chop and shred your tomatoes and lettuce, then set aside. Layer the ingredients, starting with meat on the bottom and working your way up, layering each ingredient. Top each salad jar evenly with the remaining ingredients as shown from bottom-up: cherry tomatoes, jalapeño, corn, rice, meat and finally your lettuce.

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.

Layer the ingredients, starting with meat on the bottom and working your way up, layering each ingredient. Top each salad jar evenly with the remaining ingredients as shown from bottom-up: cherry tomatoes, jalapeño, corn, rice, meat and finally your lettuce. When you're ready to eat, carefully pour all of your salad ingredients into a big bowl, stir, and Enjoy! The key to an amazing mason jar taco salad is the layers. Keep the different layers separated and arrange the sauce layers towards the bottom.

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