Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      medium        onion
   4                    tomatoes
   1      head          lettuce
   1      cup           grated cheddar cheese
     1/2  cup           french or thousand island dressing
                        hot sauce to taste
   1      bag           corn or tortilla chips -- (6 ounce)
   1      large         avocado
   1      pound         ground beef
   1      can           kidney beans -- (15 ounce) drained
     1/4  teaspoon      salt

Preparation:

Chop the onion, the tomatoes and the head of lettuce. Toss with the cup of grated cheese and the dressing, and add the hot sauce to taste. Crunch and add the chips. Slice and add the avocado. Crumble ground beef in a 2 quart casserole. Microwave at high (100%) 6 to 7 minutes, stirring once to break up the beef. Add drained kidney beans and salt. Microwave at medium high (70%) 4 minutes, stirring once during cooking time. Mix into the cold salad. Makes 6 servings.