Cold Taco Salad

@ngdarlen's Note:

This is a recipe that I requested often as a child and now I serve it to my family.It has such a fresh taste and soooo good.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 lb ground beef, browned
• 1 can rinsed and drained kidney bean
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 head shredded lettuce
• 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle Catalina dressing
• 3 cups small Fritos corn chips
• 1 package taco seasoning

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef,drain off fat and add taco seasoning.
2. In a very large bowl add all the other ingredients except the meat and catalina,add the meat after it has cooled down some so it will not melt the cheese,about 5-10 minutes.Pour the Catalina over the entire salad,using about half of the bottle and adding more as desired,toss to coat the salad.Serve immediately.
3. This recipe will serve a crowd and is not recommended to refrigerate any leftovers as will become soggy.
4. ENJOY.

Reviews

[Chef #762271]

I have been making this for years, taking it pitch-in's and get-togethers. I was going to post it myself but I thought I better check if anyone else makes it like I do. There are a couple of differences from mine though. I use a bottle of Ortega taco sauce instead of Catalina and I use Doritos chips instead of fritos. It was really really good when they used to make the Salsa Verde flavor of Doritos...a little spicier!!

[Chef #480709]

This was an awesome dish and went over extremly well with my company. Very easy to make too. Thank you very much for this

[jessmhow]

I had eaten this before at my mother-in-laws church. I was looking for this recipe and this one is perfect. The first day I cut the recipe down alot and made just one bowl to make sure this was it. The next day I made the whole recipe and served it for lunch for me and my two sons(3&4) They liked it alot considering they hate lettuce. Thank you so much Will keep for ever.