'When my husband's cholesterol numbers rose, I quickly lowered the fat in our family's diet. Finding dishes that were healthy for him and yummy for our five children was a challenge,' admits Michelle Thomas from Bangor, Maine. 'This fun taco recipe was a huge hit with everyone.'
This originally came from Real Simple Magazine and lends itself well to improvisations. On the night I made it I realized I did not have any mushrooms so I left those out. My husband thought it was wonderful.
We love to cook and experiment with new dishes, writes Brenda Joyner of Pateros, Washington. We found this recipe on-line but were missing a few of the ingredients, so we improvised. We like the results.
The French dressing is cooked up with the ground beef, beans, and taco seasoning. Then it 's poured over the other salad fixings - lettuce, tomatoes, Cheddar cheese and tortilla chips.
My husband is a real meat-and-potatoes guy and could eat the same thing every day, but not me! So I've come up with different ways, including this recipe, to use those main ingredients.
