Summer Cornbread Salad

Name: Summer Cornbread Salad
Ingredients: 2 (7oz.) packets of buttermilk cornbread mix; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; Several dashes of Tabasco sauce; 1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded; 3 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced; 4 green onions, sliced; 1 1/2 cups prepared Ranch dressing; 10 slices thick peppered bacon; 1 x 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained; One medium sweet onion thinly sliced; zest and juice of one lime; 1 cup sliced green olives with pimento, drained; 3 cups shredded Colby/Jack cheese

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Ingredients

2 (7oz.) packets of buttermilk cornbread mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Several dashes of Tabasco sauce
1 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
3 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
4 green onions, sliced
1 1/2 cups prepared Ranch dressing
10 slices thick peppered bacon
1 x 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
One medium sweet onion thinly sliced
zest and juice of one lime
1 cup sliced green olives with pimento, drained
3 cups shredded Colby/Jack cheese

Directions

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