Taco Salad

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 envelope of Taco Seasoning Mix
1 can Tomatoes With Chili Peppers
1/4 Cup Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese
¼ cup French Fried Onions
head of lettuce

Cook the ground beef in a pot until done.  Drain.  Add taco seasoning and tomatoes.  Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer until most of the liquid has cooked out, stirring frequently.  Divide the lettuce into 6 plates, add beef and top with any liquids left in the pot, sprinkle with cheese and French fried onions.  Serves 6.

Comment:  I was making chili and knew I couldn’t stay on my diet if I ate all of those beans, so I decided to make myself some Taco Salad.  It turned out delicious and would have been even better if I had added a big scoop of sour cream but didn’t think about it at the time. 

And this is a cheap dish to make.  The ground beef is about $4.00 lb. on sale, the seasoning runs about $1.00 a package or buy store brand and get it cheaper, a head of lettuce has been running about $1.50, the can of tomato with peppers was a store brand that cost $1.00 and the cheese and onions were left over from another meal.  That brings the total cost to about $7.50 or about $1.25 per serving.  And if you want to make it into chili instead of taco salad just eliminate the lettuce and add 2 cans of kidney beans which when buying store brands can run anywhere from $1.50 to $2.00 per can keeping the price per meal about the same.

Nutrition Facts
Servings 6.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 147
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4 g	6 %
Saturated Fat 2 g	8 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 43 mg	14 %
Sodium 609 mg	25 %
Potassium 0 mg	0 %
Total Carbohydrate 7 g	2 %
Dietary Fiber 0 g	2 %
Sugars 1 g
Protein 16 g	33 %
Vitamin A	13 %
Vitamin C	6 %
Calcium	2 %
Iron	6 %