If you are in the mood for a quick and easy weeknight meal with your family or a special gathering with your friends, "easy flank steak fajitas" might be your best choice. This recipe is not only easy to follow, but also packed with flavor. With the help of flank steak, the most affordable and flavorful cut of beef, this dish is sure to tantalize your taste buds. The flank steak is marinated in a flavorful blend of spices, then grilled or cooked in a skillet until tender. Once the steak is cooked, it is thinly sliced and served with sautéed bell peppers and onions. Don't forget the tasty flour tortillas, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, and shredded cheese to complete your fajitas.
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FLANK STEAK IN FAJITA MARINADE
Found on-line at Land O Lakes. Marinating the beef simply seals in the great flavors, both spicy and cool, in these steak fajitas. This requires a 4 hour marinading time, not included in prep/cook time.
Provided by diner524
Categories Steak
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine all marinade ingredients in large resealable plastic food bag; add flank steak. Tightly seal bag. Turn bag several times to coat steak well. Place into 13x9-inch pan. Refrigerate, turning occasionally, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Heat gas grill to medium or charcoal grill until coals are ash white. Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Place steak onto grill. Grill, turning once, until desired doneness (10 to 12 minutes). Place onto cutting board; slice across grain into 1/4-inch slices.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in 8-inch skillet; add green pepper and onion. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisply tender (6 to 8 minutes).
- To serve, place steak slices and vegetables in center of each tortilla; top with sour cream and guacamole, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 739.5, Fat 38.7, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 46.5, Sodium 776.3, Carbohydrate 63.2, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 4.2, Protein 34
FLANK STEAK FAJITAS
"Our family loves Mexican food, and this is one of our favorites," says Twila Burkholder from Middleburg, Pennsylvania. The slow cooker tenderizes the flank steak for these filling fajitas, which have just the right amount of spice.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 8h10m
Yield 8-10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place beef in a 3-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, chili powder, cumin and salt; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. , Stir in red and green peppers. Cook 1 hour longer or until meat and peppers are tender. Thicken juices if desired., Using a slotted spoon, place about 1/2 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla; fold sides over filling. Serve with sour cream, salsa and cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 416mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 17g protein.
FLANK STEAK FAJITAS
Steps:
- To make the chimichurri: In a food processor, add parsley, cilantro, garlic, hot paprika, vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil and salt and pepper and blend until smooth, Reserve half for drizzling on fajitas. Place remaining marinade in a resealable plastic bag and add steak. Coat well and marinate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- Remove steak from marinade and discard marinade. Season steak with salt and pepper and grill over medium-high heat until cooked to medium-rare, about 6 minutes per side. Let steak rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with aluminum foil, before slicing.
- Meanwhile, warm tortillas on the grill. Slice the steak on the bias into thin slices. To serve, place meat on each tortilla and top with Drunken Peppers. Drizzle chimichurri sauce over the filling and form into a loose fold.
- Drunken Peppers:
- In a large saute pan heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. When shimmering, add peppers and onion. Season with salt and pepper and saute until softened and caramelized around the edges, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add beer and cover. Cook a few minutes more until the peppers and onion are tender.
- Yield: 6 servings
EASY FLANK STEAK FAJITAS
Marinated steak strips and flavorful veggies make a delicious fajita filling--perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
Provided by Reynolds Kitchens(R)
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Reynolds®
Time 1h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place steak in a large resealable plastic bag. Add lime juice, vegetable oil, chili powder, salt, and cayenne pepper to the steak in bag. Seal bag; turn to coat steak.
- Marinate in the refrigerator 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Drain meat; discard marinade. Center meat on a sheet (12x18 inches) of Reynolds Wrap® Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil. Bring up foil sides. Double fold top and ends to seal packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside. Center sweet peppers, onion, and garlic on another sheet (12x18 inches) of heavy duty aluminum foil. Repeat steps above to make another foil packet.
- Wrap tortillas tightly in heavy duty aluminum foil.
- Bake meat and vegetable foil packets 30 to 35 minutes or until meat is desired doneness (145 degrees F for medium rare) and vegetables are tender, adding tortillas to the oven for the last 10 minutes of baking or until heated through.
- Open packets carefully by cutting along top fold with a sharp knife, allowing steam to escape; then open top of foil packet. Thinly slice the meat.
- Fill warm tortillas with meat and pepper mixture to serve. If desired, top with guacamole, salsa, and/or sour cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 403.5 calories, Carbohydrate 42 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 756.6 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
GARLIC-LIME FLANK STEAK FAJITAS
These fresh and flavorful steak fajitas, marinated in lime juice, garlic and Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix, are served with grilled peppers and onions for a quick and complete meal that's totally restaurant quality (but value priced!). The cost-effective flank steak can be marinated up to ten hours ahead, so this is also a delicious way to get ahead of a busy day. When dinner rolls around, all it takes is a little chopping and a hot grill pan (or grill, if you've got one) to cook up this succulent and bright meal. Oh, and did we mention, this recipe comes in at 330 calories per serving? So what are you waiting for? Dinner awaits!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 40m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place beef in large, resealable food-storage plastic bag. In small bowl, mix taco seasoning mix, brown sugar, garlic, ground red pepper and lime juice. Pour marinade over beef. Seal bag; refrigerate, and marinate 8 to 10 hours.
- In medium bowl, mix bell peppers, onions, oil, cumin, coriander and salt; set aside.
- Spray 12- to 13-inch round grill pan with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Remove beef from marinade, and place in pan; discard any remaining marinade. Cook 10 to 20 minutes, turning once, until instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of steak reads 135°F (for medium). Transfer steak to cutting board; tent with foil, and let stand 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in grill pan, cook pepper and onion mixture 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender and browned.
- Cut steak across grain at angle into thin slices. To serve, place beef and vegetables down center of warmed tortillas. Top with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 900 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 1 g
TENDER STEAK FAJITAS
"The beef comes out tender, juicy and flavorful in the slow cooker to create these tempting fajitas," notes Twila Burkholder, Middleburg, Pennsylvania. "I like to serve them with a side of Spanish rice."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 6h20m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Thinly slice steak across the grain into strips; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Add the onion, tomato juice, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, cumin, chili powder and salt. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours. , Add green and red peppers. Cover and cook 1 hour longer or until meat and vegetables are tender., Using a slotted spoon, spoon meat mixture down the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle with cheese if desired. Fold sides of tortilla over filling. Serve with sour cream and guacamole if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 calories, Fat 12g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 48mg cholesterol, Sodium 549mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SHEET-PAN STEAK FAJITAS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: flank steak, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, red onion, olive oil, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, lime, fresh cilantro, whole grain tortillas
Provided by Crystal Hatch
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C).
- Lay the flank steak in the middle of a baking sheet. Arrange the bell peppers and red onion around it. Drizzle everything with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin.
- Using your hands, rub the seasoning into the vegetables, then into the steak. Flip the steak and season the other side.
- Squeeze the lime juice over the top of the steak and veggies.
- Cook for 12 minutes, or until the meat has reached your desired doneness.
- Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let it rest for 10 minutes, then slice it into pieces, going against the grain.
- Fill up a warm tortilla with the steak, bell peppers, and onion.
- Garnish with cilantro, and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 calories, Carbohydrate 28 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 19 grams, Sugar 3 grams
SLOW COOKER STEAK FAJITAS
These slow cooker fajitas will melt in your mouth, the steak always comes out soft and tasty! Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and/or salsa. Sour cream helps if the spice is too strong.
Provided by Miguel Ruiz
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 8h20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut flank steak into 6 equal portions and place in a slow cooker. Add tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, jalapeno pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, and salt.
- Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours, or on High for 4 to 6 hours, until steak is fall-apart-tender.
- Remove steak and shred. Return to slow cooker.
- Serve hot with tortillas and shredded cheese, allowing everyone to make their own fajita.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 598.1 calories, Carbohydrate 68.9 g, Cholesterol 51.8 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 28.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 1050.1 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
STEAK FAJITAS
Skirt steak is the traditional cut used for fajitas. It used to be inexpensive, but now it's not so cheap; oftentimes flank steak costs less. Either will be a good choice.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories tacos, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Combine 2 teaspoons ground cumin, the chile powder and 1 teaspoon salt. With a sharp knife, cut shallow crosshatched incisions across top and bottom surfaces of steak. Rub spice mix all over surface of steak. (It's best to wear gloves as the chile powder is hot.) Place steak in a resealable freezer bag.
- In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and zest, 1/4 cup olive oil, the Worcestershire sauce and half the garlic. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the marinade and pour the rest into the bag with steak. Seal and move steak around in bag to coat thoroughly. Place on a sheet pan and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Massage bag periodically to redistribute marinade. Refrigerate reserved marinade if cooking the next day.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring, until they soften and begin to color, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in bell peppers and chile. Cook, stirring, until peppers begin to soften, about 3 minutes.
- Lower heat to medium, add remaining garlic and cumin, and salt to taste. Cook, stirring often, until peppers are nicely seared, softened and beginning to caramelize, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Pour in reserved 2 tablespoons marinade and scrape bottom of pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze. Stir in half the cilantro. Taste and adjust seasoning. Remove from heat but keep warm.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in a low oven, or wrap in a towel and warm in a steamer or in the microwave.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, or prepare a medium-hot grill. Remove meat from marinade and discard marinade. Pat meat dry with paper towels. If using a skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in skillet. (If your skillet is not large enough for the steak, cut it in half and cook in batches.) Cook for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Meat should be medium rare. Remove to a cutting board, cover with foil and let sit for 10 minutes. Cut across the grain into 1/2- to 3/4-inch wide strips.
- Arrange lettuce on a platter, then place steak next to lettuce. Tip juices from cutting board over meat and sprinkle with remaining cilantro. Serve vegetables on the same platter or separately, along with warm tortillas, salsa and crumbled queso fresco.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 588, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 41 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 33 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 760 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 1 gram
SLOW-COOKER STEAK FAJITAS RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: yellow onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper, flank steak, taco seasoning, garlic, lime, diced tomato with green chilli, flour tortilla, fresh cilantro, cotija cheese
Provided by Jody Duits
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place onions, peppers, and whole flank steak in the slow cooker. Top with taco seasoning, garlic, lime, and diced tomatoes.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
- Remove steak from the slow cooker.
- Optional: broil steak for 4-5 minutes until crisp for added texture.
- Slice steak across the grain into thin strips.
- Add the steak back into the slow cooker and combine with other ingredients.
- Plate with tortillas of your choice and garnish with cilantro and cotija (optional).
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 311 calories, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 34 grams, Sugar 10 grams
20 MINUTE STEAK FAJITAS
Enjoy delicious steak fajitas, made completely from scratch in just 20 minutes! Using tender flank steak, you can make an amazing and easy weeknight dinner the whole family will love.
Provided by Rachel Farnsworth
Categories Main Course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small bowl, stir together cumin, chili powder, onion powder, salt, and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add in 2 tablespoons of olive oil, let heat for a minute, and then add in your sliced bell peppers, onion, and mushrooms. Saute until the vegetables are tender crisp (7-10 minutes).
- During the last two minutes of cooking add in half of your seasoning mix and the minced garlic. Cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the pan and transfer to a serving dish, but keep the skillet hot.
- Return the skillet to high heat. Add the thinly sliced flank steak to the hot skillet and sprinkle in the remainder of the seasoning mixture, and worcestershire sauce. Cook the steak, tossing constantly, until the meat is browned about 2 to 3 minutes for medium rare. Flank steak is best eaten medium rare. For well done, add an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
- When the meat is cooked, add the vegetables back in. Drizzle in lime juice and toss together.
- Serve on a warm tortilla. Serve plain or top with sour cream, cilantro, guacamole, or salsa.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 fajita, Calories 241 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 41 mg, Sodium 506 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 5 g
FLANK STEAK FAJITAS WITH GUACAMOLE
Steps:
- In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, chile powder, and 4 tablespoons olive oil and bring to a light simmer. Cook for 4 minutes. Let cool. Place the steak in a baking dish and pour the seasoned oil over top. Marinate the steak in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Bring the steak to room temperature before grilling.
- Preheat a grill or grill pan on high heat.
- Remove the steak from the marinade and season with salt and pepper. Grill the steak for about 7 minutes on each side for medium-rare. Let rest before slicing. Combine the onions and peppers with olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Toss to coat in oil. Grill the onions and peppers for 4 minutes. Set aside.
- Combine the avocado, red onion, tomato, garlic, lemon juice, and juice of 1 lime in a large bowl. Mash the avocado a bit with a fork. Stir in salt, and pepper, to taste. Mix in the sour cream with the remaining juice and zest of limes. Season with salt, to taste.
- To serve: Slice the flank steak in thin slices and place it on a large platter. Serve with peppers and onions, guacamole, and lime-sour cream on the side.
Tips:
- Choose the right flank steak: Look for a flank steak that is at least 1 inch thick and has good marbling. This will ensure that the steak is tender and flavorful.
- Marinate the steak: Marinating the steak in a flavorful mixture of spices and herbs will help to tenderize it and infuse it with flavor.
- Cook the steak over high heat: Flank steak should be cooked over high heat to quickly sear the outside and keep the inside tender and juicy.
- Slice the steak against the grain: When slicing the steak, cut against the grain to make it more tender and easier to chew.
- Serve the steak with your favorite toppings: Flank steak fajitas can be served with a variety of toppings, such as grilled vegetables, cheese, sour cream, and salsa.
Conclusion:
Flank steak fajitas are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner or a weekend party. By following these tips, you can make sure that your flank steak fajitas are tender, flavorful, and sure to please everyone at the table.
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