Taco Salad

Quick and Easy

1 pound ground beef

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

½ cup chunky salsa

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

1 ½ cups shredded Cheddar cheese

4 tostado shells

Chopped onions

Diced tomatoes

Shredded lettuce

Sliced ripe olives

Sour cream

In a skillet, cook ground beef until well done. Drain excess grease. Add tomato sauce, taco seasoning, and salsa. Let simmer for 10 minutes. Cut tostado shells into 1-inch pieces. Just before serving, stir in half the cheese and tostada strips. Pour over a bed of shredded lettuce. Top with remaining cheese, shell strips and

your favorite toppings.

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S. Home Economist