Colby Fiesta Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 6-inch flour tortillas
• 2 tablespoons melted butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb ground chuck
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 medium onion, sliced into rings
• 1/2 cup pitted olive
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups shredded colby cheese
• chopped jalapeno pepper

Recipe

• 1 brush tortillas lightly with butter.
• 2 place tortillas overlapping slightly in a round pie plate.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 4 brown meat, drain well.
• 5 add seasoning and water.
• 6 simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, sprinkle lettuce over tortillas.
• 8 combine beef, beans, tomatoes, onions, and olives.
• 9 spoon over lettuce.
• 10 heat milk in pan until it bubbles around the edges.
• 11 reduce heat to low.
• 12 stir in cheese until melted.
• 13 add peppers if desired.
• 14 pour over ground meat.
• 15 carefully lift out tortillas and toppings.
• 16 serve immediately.