Gerry's Taco Salad

Every adult should have one dish that they can cook well - even if they can’t cook. This is Gerry’s dish. Luckily, we all like it a lot - so we don’t mind the fact that it appears at every potluck.

This recipe appeared in my first cookbook in the 1980s. It's now thirty years later and I need to let you all know that Gerry cooks a variety of other dishes now and does it very well. But I still like this one best.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. ground beef
1 large can kidney beans (15 oz)
1 large bottle French salad dressing
sharp Cheddar cheese
1 package McCormick Taco Seasoning
1 head of lettuce
6 tomatoes

PROCEDURE:

• Brown the ground beef and drain it.
• Add the drained beans and the taco seasoning to the beef and heat until the beans are warm.
• Cut the tomatoes in fairly small chuncks and tear up the lettuce. Put all this in a large bowl.
• Add the beef and beans mixture and the French dressing. Toss well.
• Grate the cheese on top. (Or mix it in.)
• Serve hot or cold.
• Arrive late. (After all, this IS Gerry’s recipe...)

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