Ep. 28 - Taco Salad

I LOVE mexican food! This recipe is sooooo good! You can eat it on all phases with a few variations. If you are doing KE, just leave out the salad part. If you are dieting, leave out (or go easy) on the sprinkle cheese and skip the avocado. If you're on maintenance, you can eat it just like I make it in the video. You can even add some sour cream if you like but it really doesn't need it! The homemade taco seasoning is way lower in carbs than store-bought taco seasoing!

Recipe:

Low Carb Homemade Taco Seasoning:

This only has .75 carb per tsp! You only need a tsp of this for this recipe so make up a batch of this and store the rest in an airtight container.

• 2 TB Chili Powder
• 5 tsp Paprika
• 4 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 1 TB Onion Powder
• 2 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper

• Ground Chicken
• 1 tsp homemade taco seasoning (see above)
• Lettuce
• Salsa
• Shredded Cheese (maintenance only or limit)
• Avocado (maintenance only)
• Sour cream (maintenance only)

Brown the ground chicken in a skillet until it's no longer pink. Add 1 tsp of homemade taco seasoning mix and stir until the chicken is covered with seasoning. Put lettuce on a plate. Top with cooked ground chicken. Add salsa. If you are on maintenance, add cheese and avocado (and/or sour cream). Note: You can add a sprinkle of cheese to the salad if you are doing the diet, but for best weight loss results, you should limit cheese as much as possible.

Video:

Nutrition:

• .75 carb per tsp of spice mix
• Other nutrition counts will vary depending on what you add to your taco salad so use Fitday.com to check your totals.