Sunday Night Dinner: Cajun Taco Salad

I was out doing some shopping the other night and thinking “what can I do for dinner that is quick and easy?”. I was going to do tacos, but when I got home we only had a few tortillas left. I had just gotten some lettuce for a great deal and thought “TACO SALAD!”

I went to grab my taco seasoning from the cabinet and realized that I didn’t have anymore. Oh, Crap! What do I do? I made this as a last ditch effort and it came out really good.

Ingredients:
1lb ground beef or turkey
Salt
Pepper
Cajun Seasoning
Fresh garlic
Fresh Onion
Fresh Bellpeppers (any colors)
Lettuce
4-5 corn tortillas
Cheese (your choice)

Turn skillet to medium high and let it warm up. Put meat in hot skillet and season with salt, a little pepper, and cajun seasoning to taste. (I sprinkled it all to my liking and used a lot of Cajun seasoning). Add minced garlic, onions, and bell peppers (I added bell peppers later once I realized I had some). Cook until meat is done. Once meat is done cooking drain oil from pan.

Cut up tortillas into strips and then small squares.

Heat skillt on medium high heat until HOT. (I always toss one square in to see if oil is ready. The tortilla will cause oil to bubble if it’s hot enough.)

Cook for 5ish minutes or until tortillas are golden brown.

Remove from oil and drain on paper towel. Sprinkle with salt (optional).

All Done!

I served mine on a bed of lettuce, (I tossed my lettuce in a little Italian dressing), ground beef, tortillas, cheese, and sour cream.

You can also serve this with salsa and guacamole.
I would have used tomatoes but we didn’t have any.
If you don’t want to make your tortilla strips you can use crushed up tortilla chips instead.

The Cajun seasoning gave the meat great flavor and a little spice. I don’t think I’ll be going back to the prepackaged taco seasoning after this.