Family favorite taco salad

Submitted by Cook on Fri, 2011-03-04 20:17

Description

This Tex-Mex salad recipe is easy and delicious. It will be truly a family favorite.

Ingredients

1 pound
ground beef (lean)
1  
onion (medium size, minced)
2 cloves
garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons
olive oil
1⁄2 teaspoon
chili powder (or to taste)
2 teaspoons
oregano (dried)
1 can
kidney beans (drainedand rinsed, 1 16 oz can)
4 cups
tortilla chips
1 cup
lettuce (shredded)
2  
tomatoes (chopped)
1 cup
Monterrey Jack cheese (shredded)
   
salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Stir-fry the onion until tender. Then add the garlic and cook for a minute.
  2. Add the beef, chili powder, oregano and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the meat is done, then drain off the fat if necessary.
  3. Stir in the kidney beans and cook until heated through.
  4. To assemble, arrange the tortilla chips on dinner plates and top with the meat. Add the shredded lettuce, tomatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Serve with sour cream.