Wash and chop the lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, and onion.

Combine the lettuce, red cabbage, tomatoes, and onion in a large bowl.

Shred the Cheddar cheese and add it to the bowl.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat. Do not drain the fat.

Drain and rinse the red kidney beans.

Add the kidney beans to the browned ground beef in the skillet.

Simmer the ground beef and kidney bean mixture for 10 minutes.

Remove the meat mixture from heat and allow it to cool slightly.

Add salad dressing to the vegetable mixture and toss to combine.

Peel, pit, and slice the avocado. Add to salad and toss gently.

Add the cooled meat mixture to the salad.

Crumble tortilla chips over the salad just before serving.

Add hot sauce to taste, if desired.

Serve immediately.