Mexican Taco Salad: How Many Calories?

Mexican taco salad is a common dish at many Mexican restaurants and is an easy dinner option when eating at home. The number of calories it contains depends on the ingredients used.

Ingredients

The ingredients used in a Mexican taco salad may vary depending on the recipe, but they typically consist of ground beef or turkey, beans, iceberg or romaine lettuce, salsa, cilantro, onion, garlic and various seasonings and herbs. It is often topped with shredded cheese, guacamole and sour cream.

Calories

While the calories will vary depending on the ingredients, a Mexican taco salad from a recipe on Eating Well has 361 calories per serving. Another Mexican taco salad recipe, found on AllRecipes.com, uses slightly fewer ingredients and has 324 calories.

Considerations

You can lower the number of calories you consume from a Mexican taco salad by using ground turkey over beef and either not adding cheese or sour cream, or using low-fat versions of either.

References

• Eating Well: Taco Salad
• AllRecipes.com: Mexican Style Taco Salad