Taco Salad

Derek loves Taco Salad day at our house.  I'm constantly trying out new recipes, but he pretty much insists that we have taco salad once a month when I'm working on filling out our monthly menu calendar.

I'm not really sure where this recipe originated.  It's a dish that always seemed to appear when we attended his family reunions, and he would rave about it for a few days before and after the reunion.  One day my mother-in-law managed to acquire the recipe, and it's been all over since then.  Derek is the type of person that once he finds a recipe that he really enjoys, he doesn't want to try anything else.  I occasionally find a new taco salad recipe that I think would be nice to try, but I know that he won't go for it.

This recipe is SUPER easy and fast which is really nice on those evenings when you come home from work and feel like you just can't do anything else the rest of the day.  It's almost guaranteed to leave you with leftovers (unless you have quite a large family!) and is pretty tasty on top of it all.

Check it out!

Taco Salad
Ingredients
1 lb ground hamburger 
2 packets of Taco seasoning
1 head of iceburg lettuce
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 bag of Doritos, crushed
1 bottle Catalina salad dressing
1 bottle mild Taco sauce (medium or hot, if you like it spicier)

Procedure
1. Brown the ground hamburger in a skillet over medium-high heat.  Drain grease.

 2. Add taco seasoning and two Tablespoons of water to hamburger.  Mix well.

3. Shred lettuce and place in large bowl.  Add cheese, tomatoes, Doritos, Catalina dressing, Taco sauce, and hamburger to the bowl.  Mix well.

It's that simple!

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