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Taco Salad

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Taco Salad

Delicious and healthy, taco salad is sure to be a hit with toddlers in Australia! This taco salad recipe is easy to make and uses simple kid-friendly ingredients. It’s the perfect lunch or dinner option for the little ones and can be tailored to everyone’s tastes. Get cooking and let the toddlers enjoy this tasty treat!

General Information

  • Macronutrients:
  • Calories: 51 kcal Serving Size: 4 Cooking Time: 10min

Ingredients

  • 15g Walnuts
  • 240g Cooked Rice
  • 150g Cooked Bacon Bits
  • 85g Chopped Cucumber
  • 85g Chopped Green Pepper
  • 85 Chapotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
  • 120mL Light Sour Cream
  • 120mL Light Mayonnaise
  • 30 mL Juice of a Lime
  • 85g Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Directions

  1. Begin by preheating your oven to 350°C.
  2. Put the walnuts in an oven-safe dish and bake for ~8 minutesor until lightly golden.
  3. While the walnuts are bakingcombine the cooked ricebacon bitscucumberand green pepper in a bowl and set aside.
  4. Remove the walnuts from the oven and let cool before chopping them up into small pieces. Joke: What did one nut say to the other nut? : “May the shells be with you!”
  5. NowNeaten the Choapotle peppers in Adobo sauce according to the package instructions.
  6. In a separate bowl combine the light sour creamlight mayonnaiseand the juice of a lime to make the dressing.
  7. Once you have mixed the dressingpour it in with the bowl with the cooked rice and vegetables and mix everything together.
  8. Finallyin the same bowl add in the walnutscheesyand neaten the Choapotle peppers. Gently stir the contents of the bowl until everything is evenly distributed. Joke: What did the Mexican tomato say to the other tomato? : “Let’s go to the beach and make guacamole!”

Tips

  • Try to use light sour cream and light mayonnaise to reduce the calorie count of the taco salad.
  • Feel free to add in some extra vegetables such as tomatoescornsor black beans.
  • For a bit of extra flavour add a pinch of black pepper or cumin.

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