Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Award-winning Mason Jar Taco Salad

Mason Jar Taco Salad.

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mason jar taco salad. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mason Jar Taco Salad is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. Mason Jar Taco Salad is something which I have loved my entire life. They're fine and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Mason Jar Taco Salad:

1. {Prepare 2-3 tbsp. of salad dressing of choice.
2. {Take 1/4 cup of diced tomatoes.
3. {Get 1/4 cup of diced onion.
4. {Make ready 1/4 cup of corn kernels.
5. {Make ready 1/2 cup of black beans, cooked and cooled or rinsed from a can.
6. {Take 1/2 cup of 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. of shredded cheese (some good varieties for this salad are cheddar, colby jack or pepper jack).
8. {Prepare 2-3 cups of leafy greens (for this I used a mix of romaine and spring mix).
9. {Make ready 2 tbsp. of tortilla strips or crushed tortilla chips.
10. {Get of Wide mouthed quart size mason jar with lid.

Instructions 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..

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