Fajitas

Pile beef or chicken, and cooked green peppers and onions, onto tortillas for fajitas the whole family will love.

Prep Time:
30 mins
Chill Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
4

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

  • teaspoon garlic powder

  • teaspoon onion powder

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Makes 4 to 6 servings

Homemade Fajita Seasoning

*

  1. In a small bowl combine ground cumin; dried oregano, crushed; salt; cayenne pepper; black pepper; garlic powder; and onion powder.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)

312 Calories
15g Fat
21g Carbs
21g Protein
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.

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