Un-Taco Taco Salad

For those days when you want a big salad and have very little PP left. This is not a recipe, just more like guidelines...

What you need:
Salad. I use this organic "Half-and-Half" stuff from Wal-mart- it's half bag-type salad, half spinach
Your fave salsa. I use a black bean and corn salsa
Taco sauce, cheese (optional), and taco seasoning (also optional)
Grilled chicken strips. I use organic pre-cooked fajita strip stuff

Pile in big bowl as desired. Mix up. Eat! If you like crunch, you can crumble a few tortilla chips on top OR get a small oven-safe bowl, spray outside with cooking spray, put a healthy tortilla on top of it and mush around the sides of the bowl, put it in the oven and bake until crispy. (Obviously, put the bowl upside-down, form tortilla around it, bake). Voila! A zero-to-very low PP but filling salad! Another tasty tip: squeeze a little lime juice over everything!

Soft Taco Bake

4 Ole' Xtreme Wellness High Fiber, Low Carb tortillas
1 lb extra lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 packet taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
1/4 cup WeightWatchers 4-Cheese Mexican style shredded cheese


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown and drain ground beef or turkey. Add taco seasoning, as directed on packet (calls for water), and let simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, warm refried beans in a medium bowl in the microwave, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
When meat and beans are ready, layer ingredient in an 8x8 or 9x9 glass baking pan:

1 tortilla
1/2 c beans, spread to edges
1/2 c meat, evenly distributed

Repeat, ending in meat. Evenly sprinkle top with cheese, and bake for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Cut into 4 equal parts (it's easiest to do this corner to corner, diagonally). Serve, topping as desired. Suggested toppings are shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, onions, sour cream, and salsa. If prepared as directed and topped with 0 PP items, each serving is 8 PP on the WeightWatchers program!