Potaco Salad (potato Taco Salad)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 cups new potatoes, cooked and cubed into bite size pieces
• 1 summer slicing tomato, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans or 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans or 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup yellow onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/2 cup chipotle chile in adobo, diced
• 0.5 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup french dressing
• 0.5 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (8 ounce) bag tortilla chips, crushed (optional)
• 1/2 cup green onion, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded (optional)
• 1/2 cup black olives, halved (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine salad ingredients in a 6-quart container or bowl; chill.
• 2 brown lean ground beef with onion, garlic, and chipotle peppers until no longer pink; drain. add taco seasoning mix and water to ground beef mixture; stir well; cool.
• 3 make dressing while ground beef mixture cools. whisk together dressing ingredients in small bowl until well combined.
• 4 at serving time, combine salad and ground beef mixture. toss with dressing until evenly coated.
• 5 sprinkle crushed tortilla chips, green onions, cheddar cheese and black olives over the top of the salad (or any other topping ingredients you think sound tasty) and serve.