(4 servings)

1 lb Smoked Sausage, Cut Into Bite-sized Pieces
1 15-oz Can Kidney Beans, Drained
1 ts Chili Powder
1/2 ts Cumin
1 Head Lettuce, Torn Into Pieces
1 Red Onion, Sliced Into Rings Or Strips
1 Green Pepper, Cut Into Rings Or Strips
4 Tomatoes, Cut Into Chunks
1/2 lb Cheddar Cheese, Grated
2 Avacados, Sliced
4 Stalks Celery, Sliced
1 8-oz Bottle French Or Ranch Dressing
1/2 ts Hot Pepper Sauce
1 8-oz Package Taco Chips, Crushed Coarsely

Brown smoked Sausage in skillet. Add beans, chili powder, and cumin, and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring often. Toss together lettuce, green pepper, tomatoes, cheese, avacado, and celery with the dressing and hop pepper sauce. Add taco chips. Mix in hot sausage/bean mixture and serve immediately.
SERVINGS: 4 to 6