This was last night's dinner - the meat sauce part is made in the crockpot. When it is done, let it cool a bit and then use it in a taco salad. Very easy to do and great for weeknights. This was really good. Steve loved it. It was quite filling. For anyone on Somersizing or Low Carb, omit the taco chips. It is quite filling without them. Use something else for the crunch appeal. Mary Anne sent me some Sonoma Jack Habanero Cheese in the mail and it is superb and really has a nice heat. That is what I used on my serving, I used Cabots Pepper Jack on Steves. He loved it. Didn't complain of it being too hot but did notice the heat of the chipotle salsa (I used Original Juan's). * Exported from MasterCook * Spicy Taco Salad Recipe By : Adapted from Pillsbury Slow Cooker, 3/03 Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Main Dish Meat Salad Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- Meat Sauce: 1 lb lean ground beef -- * see note 1/2 cup onion -- chopped 1 tbsp taco seasoning mix 1 15 oz can pinto beans -- drained & rinsed 1/2 26 oz jar Emeril's Kicked Up Tomato Sauce 1 tbsp dried Hatch green chile Salad: 6 cups mixed lettuces 2 cups taco chips 2 med tomatoes (1 yellow, 1 red) -- sliced 1 med avocado -- pitt, peel & slice 1 1/2 cups Monterey jack cheese -- shredded 3/4 cup chipotle salsa sour cream -- for garnish cilantro -- for garnish In large skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain well. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine beef mixture and all remaining meat sauce ingredients in prepared crockpot. Mix well. Cover; cook on LOW for 4-6 hours. To serve: place lettuces and taco chips on individual plates. Top each with meat sauce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese, salsa, sour cream and cilantro. Nutritional information per serving (1/6 of recipe): 29g fat, 11g saturated, 73mg chol, 1200mg sodium, 41g carbo, 11g dietary fiber, 11g sugar, 31g protein Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 2 vegetable, 4-1/2 medium-fat meat, 1 fat OR 1-1/2 carbo, 2 vegetable, 4-1/2 medium-fat meat and 1 fat - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : Risa's notes: * I used already cooked beef and ground it up in the food processor. After the onion was cooked, I put the ground meat in and just browned it a bit. Then added the whole thing to the crockpot. ===== RisaG Risa's Food Service http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg Updated 3/07/03 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com