Taco Salad Recipe √ Mom's Hot Mexican Salad

This recipe is as easy as one-two-three and it is so good there are never any leftovers!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 pound processed cheese food (e.g. Velveeta), cubed
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• ¾ head iceberg lettuce - rinsed, dried, and shredded
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package corn chips

Cooking Directions

1. Place beef, onion, bell pepper, garlic and cumin in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until hamburger is evenly brown. Drain any excess fat.
2. Stir cheese, green chilies and tomato sauce into the beef mixture. Cook 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
3. Equally divide lettuce among salad plates. Pour meat and cheese mixture over lettuce and garnish with chopped tomato and corn chips.

Nutrition Facts

• calories617.2
• carbohydrateContent50.4 g
• cholesterolContent79.5 mg
• fatContent32.7 g
• fiberContent5.3 g
• proteinContent32.6 g
• saturatedFatContent10.2 g
• sodiumContent1630.1 mg
• sugarContent10.2 g