Recipes and Cooking Fajitas Pile beef or chicken, and cooked green peppers and onions, onto tortillas for fajitas the whole family will love. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on July 3, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 30 mins Chill Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 12 ounce beef flank steak or bite-size strips of chicken or turkey 1 tablespoon purchased or Homemade Fajita Seasoning* 4 6 inch flour tortillas 2 tablespoon cooking oil 1 cup thin strips of red or green sweet pepper (1 medium) ½ cup thinly sliced onion, separated into rings (1 medium) ¾ cup chopped tomato (1 medium) 1 tablespoon lime juice Guacamole (optional) Bottled salsa (optional) Dairy sour cream (optional) Lime wedges Homemade Fajita Seasoning 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon dried oregano, crushed ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ¼ teaspoon black pepper ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder ⅛ teaspoon onion powder Directions If desired, partially freeze beef for easier slicing. If using steak, trim fat from meat and thinly slice steak across the grain into bite-size strips . Place meat strips in a deep bowl. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of the fajita seasoning. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Wrap tortillas tightly in foil. Heat in a 350 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until heated through. Meanwhile, in a 12-inch skillet heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add sweet pepper, onion, and remaining 1 teaspoon seasoning. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove onion mixture from skillet. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the meat to the skillet. Cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes until desired doneness for steak or until chicken or turkey strips are no longer pink. Drain well. Return onion mixture to skillet. Stir in tomato. Cook and stir for 1 minute or until heated through. Remove skillet from heat; stir in lime juice. To serve, fill warm tortillas with meat mixture. If desired, top meat mixture with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream. Roll up tortillas. Serve with lime wedges. Makes 4 to 6 servings Homemade Fajita Seasoning * In a small bowl combine ground cumin; dried oregano, crushed; salt; cayenne pepper; black pepper; garlic powder; and onion powder. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 312 Calories 15g Fat 21g Carbs 21g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Calories 312 % Daily Value * Total Fat 15g 19% Saturated Fat 4g 20% Cholesterol 34mg 11% Sodium 319mg 14% Total Carbohydrate 21g 8% Total Sugars 2g Protein 21g Vitamin C 53.1mg 266% Calcium 40.4mg 3% Iron 2.7mg 15% Potassium 480mg 10% Folate, total 24.2mcg Vitamin B-12 1.8mcg Vitamin B-6 0.3mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.