To make this delicious copycat Taco Bell fiesta taco salad, you will first want to begin by cooking the meat. Once the meat is cooked, add the taco seasoning if desired. Set aside the meat to keep it warm.
While your meat is cooking, go ahead and start cooking your seasoned rice as well. Be sure to check the packaging of your rice container to determine how long it will take to prepare.
When your rice and meat are close to being done, go ahead and heat your refried beans.
While the meat is cooking, rice is cooking, and beans are heating, prepare your tomatoes and lettuce by finely dicing each one after they have been washed.
When everything is ready, take your prepared tortilla bowl, or make your own by taking a soft tortilla shell, and heating is a skillet with a drizzle of oil over medium heat. Add your soft tortilla shell to the pan, and heat on each side just until it begins to bubble. This will take approximately 30 seconds on each side.
Add the heated tortilla shell into an oven-safe bowl to shape the tortilla. Place the bowl into the oven at 375°F for approximately 5 to 8 minutes or until the tortilla shell is hardened.
The shaped tortilla bowl from the oven, and assemble the copycat Taco Bell fiesta taco salad.
To assemble the salad, first, add a layer of refried beans to the bottom of your tortilla bowl. Follow their layer with seasoned rice, a layer of lettuce, your desired type of meat, tomato, tortilla chips, shredded cheese, and top it off with sour cream, and salsa if desired.
Serve your assembled copycat Taco Bell fiesta taco salad right away and enjoy!