Mom's Hot Mexican Salad recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 pound processed cheese food (e.g. Velveeta), cubed
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
1 cup tomato sauce
¾ head iceberg lettuce - rinsed, dried, and shredded
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package corn chips

Nutrition Info

617.2 calories
carbohydrate: 50.4 g
cholesterol: 79.5 mg
fat: 32.7 g
fiber: 5.3 g
protein: 32.6 g
saturatedFat: 10.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1630.1 mg
sugar: 10.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place beef, onion, bell pepper, garlic and cumin in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until hamburger is evenly brown. Drain any excess fat.

  2. Stir cheese, green chilies and tomato sauce into the beef mixture. Cook 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

  3. Equally divide lettuce among salad plates. Pour meat and cheese mixture over lettuce and garnish with chopped tomato and corn chips.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This recipe is as easy as one-two-three and it is so good there are never any leftovers!

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