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Beef Fajitas

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 3 people
Calories 1580 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet
  • 1 oven

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Tortillas
  • 2 tb Vegetable oil
  • 1 Garlic clove minced
  • 1 md Onion thinly sliced
  • 1 md Green or red pepper slivered
  • 1 lb Beef steak in thin strips
  • 1 tb Chili powder
  • 1 tb Lime juice
  • 1 tb Pickled jalapeno peppers
  • 1/2 ts Cumin

Instructions
 

  • Beef steak should be sirloin, flank, or round.
  • Pickled jalapeno peppers should be chopped and may be omitted if not desired.
  • Toppings for fajitas are a personal choice.
  • Salsa, chopped tomatoes, shredded Cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, shredded lettuce.
  • for chicken fajitas, omit beef and use 1 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips.
  • Saut‚ for 3 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
  • Wrap stacked tortillas in foil. Bake at 350F(180C) for 5 minutes or until warm. In large skillet, heat 1 TB oil over medium-high heat. Cook and stir garlic, onion and sweet pepper for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender.
  • Remove from pan.
  • Add remaining oil to skillet.
  • Brown beef, about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in chili powder, lime juice, jalapeno peppers and cumin.
  • Return vegetables to skillet and heat through.
  • Spoon meat mixture onto centre of each tortilla, top with desired toppings.
  • Fold up bottom edge, then roll up.

Video

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