[CH] Last Night's Dinner - Spicy Taco Salad

RisaG (radiorlg@yahoo.com)
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 18:46:06 -0800 (PST)

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

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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.



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RisaG

Risa's Food Service
http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg
Updated 3/07/03

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