This is my favorite...

...summer salad~

Taco salad, that is!

No oven, just a quick, nutritious, and delicious meal~

Taco Salad

1 pound of ground beef/venison

1 onion, diced

1 pint enchilada sauce (bought or homemade* recipe below)

chili peppers if you have 'em (we like diced, roasted hatch)

2 cups (or cans) of kidney beans

~this recipe doubles nicely~

Brown meat and onion together,

add chilis, enchilada sauce, and beans.

Simmer on low to blend flavors...

Serve on bed of chopped lettuce with tortilla chips on the side.

We like chopped tomatoes and onion on top-well, some of us do~

*Homemade Enchilada Sauce*

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~I usually quadruple this recipe and freeze in

2 cup containers; makes for easier meal planning~

Saute in heavy saucepan:

2 Tb. olive oil

1 medium onion, minced

When onion is yellow, not brown,

add:

3 1/2 c tomato sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced

1-2 T chili powder

1/4 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. salt

Cover and simmer for at least 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Pour thought medium strainer.  Reserve sauce and use or freeze 

for tacos, enchiladas...