Salad recipes

A classic taco salad piling browned ground beef, sharp cheddar, tomato, and crisp lettuce, tossed with Catalina dressing and taco chips. A potluck favorite that comes together in about 15 minutes.

Easy taco salad with seasoned ground beef, crunchy Doritos, iceberg lettuce, and shredded cheese tossed in tangy Thousand Island. The throw-together potluck classic ready in 15 minutes.

Add a new look to your dinner with this salad made with corn chips, avocados and catalina salad dressing.

Grilled ranch burgers with creamy ranch dressing mixed right into the ground beef patty plus more ranch on top. Quick weeknight or backyard burger ready in 20 minutes.

This 15-minute ground beef and macaroni skillet gets its velvety richness from a clever swirl of mayo-style dressing stirred into spaghetti sauce, then crowned with melted cheddar.

Two versions of the classic drive-in nut burger: one topped with salted peanuts, American cheese, and Thousand Island, the other slathered with chunky peanut butter and Russian dressing. Retro burger bliss.

Very quick and easy. Sort of a creamy tomato type sauce with beef and macaroni.

Browned ground beef, pasta sauce, and a secret scoop of Miracle Whip melt together with elbow macaroni and shredded cheddar for a 30-minute comfort bowl the whole family will demolish.

Layered beef nacho casserole with seasoned ground beef, chunky salsa, corn, crushed tortilla chips, and melted Colby-Jack cheese. Feeds 8 and takes just 30 minutes from skillet to table.

Picnic kabobs: olive-stuffed ground beef meatballs skewered with tomato wedges, green pepper, baby potato, and button mushroom, basted with French dressing. An outdoor grill classic for six.

Loaded beef tacos with a twist: lean ground beef, green chiles, and garlic topped with Italian dressing-marinated tomatoes and mozzarella. A lighter, flavor-forward taco in 30 minutes.

15-minute one-skillet beef and noodle dinner where egg noodles cook right in a saucy mix of ground beef, salsa, tomato sauce, and sweet corn. One pan, no draining, no fuss.