Taco Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs hamburger
• 1 (1 1/2 ounce) package taco seasoning
• 1 large head of lettuce
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can no. 2 kidney beans
• 1 cup sliced ripe olives (optional)
• 2 green peppers, diced
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle thousand island dressing
• 1 (7 ounce) bottle mild taco sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) bag taco chips, broken

Recipe

• 1 brown hamburger with taco seasoning (don't follow taco seasoning directions - combine together right away and brown).
• 2 spoon meat out onto several layers of paper towling to drain. refrigerate until cold.
• 3 prepare and toss together chopped lettuce, vegetables and drained olives as for salad. drain and rinse kidney beans with water before adding to salad.
• 4 just before serving, add cheese and chips.
• 5 mix together 1000 island and taco sauce and use as dressing.
• 6 note: this can be prepared the day before by putting all ingredients in layers with cheese on top. cover and refrigerate. add chips and dressing the next day before serving.