Taco Salad

One of our favorite salads for dinner is Taco Salad.  It is full of vegetables and is filling.

We put a small handful of corn chips on our plate and then a generous amount of lettuce.  (I usually chop of head of lettuce fresh when making taco salad for dinner.)    Then we'll top our salad with our toppings.  The toppings vary each time, and we can choose how much of each topping we want.  Toppings we use include:  kidney beans, refried beans, taco meat, freshly chopped tomatoes, freshly chopped onions, sliced black olives, sliced cucumbers, chopped bell peppers, chopped avocado, salsa, and sour cream.

Taco Salad
Ingredients:
Corn chips
Lettuce
Taco Meat (Ground Beef and Taco Seasoning)
Kidney Beans (optional)
Refried Beans (optional)
Tomatoes, diced (optional)
Onion, chopped (optional)
Black olives, sliced (optional)
Cucumbers, sliced (optional)
Bell peppers, chopped (optional)
Avocado, chopped (optional)
Salsa (optional)
Sour cream (optional)

Steps:
1.  Make taco meat by browning 1 lb. ground beef and mixing in a packet of taco seasoning or 2 Tbsp. homemade taco seasoning.  (Find my recipe for homemade taco seasoning at http://alwaystrynewthings.blogspot.com/2014/02/homemade-taco-seasoning.html.)
2.  Place a small handful of corn chips on plate.  Top with a generous amount of lettuce and a small amount of taco meat. Top with additional toppings as desired.