Taco Salad

Saturday Night the girls and I had taco salad, Spanish rice and refried beans. I love taco salad. My mom used to make it in a fry daddy. Oh, were they yummy! But...boy were they loaded with grease. So I've since come up with my version of baked tortilla bowls. There are two ways this could be done. I normally take a large wad of foil, make a ball out of it, spray both sides of a tortilla with cooking spray, or brush with olive oil, and lay it over the foil. Or....use one of these nifty things. I found them in the cupboard of the lady we live with, who doesn't ever use them. They make a perfect bowl. Just spay the tortillas and form them into the "bowl". I'm sure you could also use a small metal bowl, but this really works well. I bake them at 350 till the edges brown. If they're not as crispy as I like, I remove them from the "bowl" and just lay them on a cookie sheet to finish their browning, turning over if necessary.

End result..looks pretty huh! Another tip I use with boxed Spanish rice. Instead of using a can of diced tomatoes, I put about 1/2 a jar of salsa into the rice mix with the water and seasoning packet. It adds a little more zip.

With Joy UNquenchable,