Beef / Pork

Mexican Salad is for Dinner.

Mexican Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Mexican Salad takes 15 minutes to cook.

Mexican Salad makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Mexican Salad are:

4 oz approx - Corn Chips Crushed - bottom layer
4 cups Cooked Rice, Hot - next layer on top of chips
2 cans Chili with Beans, Hot - on top of rice
1/2 head Lettuce torn into bite size pieces - layer on top of chili
1 Tomato cut into bite size pieces - Mix with lettuce
1/2 Onion chopped into small pieces - mixed with lettuce
8 oz Cheddar Cheese either grated or cut in thin slices -Top layer
2 Tbs Milk ( to help melt the cheese)

Here is how you make Mexican Salad:

Use a flat bottom 3"-4" deep bowl (approx) x 12" diameter (approx).Put corn chips in the bowl and crush to form bottom layer.On top of chips, put the hot cooked rice to form second layer - spread evenlyNext pour in heated canned chili on top of the rice - spread evenly On top of the chili put lettuce, tomato and onion - spread evenlyMelt the cheese with the milk (heat slowly, stir often), when all the cheese is melted pour over the lettuce layer as evenly as possible. Makes 8 small servings. A dinner size serving is approx 1-1/2 servings.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STARR826.

The nutritional information for Mexican Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 416.1

• Total Fat: 16.6 g
• Cholesterol: 45.0 mg
• Sodium: 859.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
• Protein: 18.9 g