Sweet & Spicy Taco Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground lean lamb
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (depending on how much heat you like)
• 1/2-3/4 cup catalina dressing
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce (i like frank's original)
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) bag nacho cheese flavor doritos
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 4 cups lettuce, chopped or shredded (about 1/2 a head)
• 1 tomato, diced
• sour cream (optional)
• black olives (optional)
• jalapeno (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. add onion and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• 2 add lamb, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. cook until lamb is no longer pink.
• 3 add catalina dressing and hot sauce. taste sauce and adjust sweet/spicy to taste.
• 4 raise heat to high and bring to a boil. then simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• 5 crush doritos on a plate (i normally plate this individually but you could serve family style on a platter as well), top with meat mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomato. garnish as desired.
• 6 enjoy!