Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe

If you need a super simple recipe for the Fourth of July or Memorial Day, this Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe will feed your hungry crowd!

Long days at the pool, beach or lake while celebrating our great country call for endless amounts of yummy appetizers. And what could be better than a patriotic themed appetizer? I see 4th of July inspired desserts ALL over Pinterest….but not too many appetizers. Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe is very basic, and can also serve a family of 4 as a full meal!

You start by preparing your taco meat according to the package directions and set it aside. Crumble the tortilla chips and place them in the bottom of a 9×13 in baking dish. Cover the chips with prepared taco meat.

Now, the next steps are really a matter of preference! You can layers of sour cream, refried beans, guac, salsa, etc. Not everyone in our family likes those toppings, so I kept is simple. After the meat, I added a generous layer of cheddar cheese, taco sauce and followed by shredded lettuce. Finally, the stars & strips were added with chopped tomatoes & blue corn tortilla chips!

This dish is SO versatile! You can serve your Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag recipe as an appetizer or as a full supper. If you make it as directed below (sans guac, sour cream, refried beans, etc.) you can always include them in small bowls to create a mini topping station.Such a simple taco salad, elevated to new heights as an American flag! Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe is a cinch to throw together if you need one more dish to round out your holiday celebration, or build your menu around it for an entree focused celebration! If you prefer a chicken based taco salad, head over and check out my Sheet Pan Cheesy Chicken Nachos. You can use the chicken recipes as the base for Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe.

If you are adding burgers and hotdogs to your 4th of July or Memorial Day cookout, make sure you have Perfect Potato Salad on hand!

Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Flag Recipe

Serve 8 as an appetizer, or 4-6 for an entree.

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Ingredients

  

• 4 cups browned hamburger meat
• 1 1 ounce package taco seasoning
• 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 cups shredded lettuce
• 3 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup taco sauce or salsa
• 4 cups tortilla chips
• 1 cup blue corn tortilla chips

Instructions

 

• Add taco seasoning to the browned hamburger meat, and prepare according to package directions. Set aside.
• Crumble the four cups of tortilla chips. Spread in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
• Top the tortilla chips with prepared taco meat. Spread cheddar cheese on top, followed by the taco sauce. Cover with shredded lettuce.
• Place chopped tomatoes in rows on top of the lettuce; they are the stripes on your taco salad flag. In the top left corner of salad, add crumbled blue corn tortilla chips for the stars.

Notes

You can add additional layers to the Easy Patriotic Taco Salad Recipe: sour cream, salsa, guac, refried or black beans, etc.