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Beef Fajitas with a Cilantro Lime Marinade
There’s really nothing quite like the sizzle and aroma of Beef Fajitas coming straight from the kitchen at your favorite Mexican restaurant!! Well, except maybe getting that same sizzle and smell while you’re in the comfort of your own home!
Prep Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 23 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 479 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Tex-Mex
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- 2 limes juiced
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 Jalapeño seeded and minced
- 4 tablespoon fresh cilantro finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ pounds flank steak trimmed of fat
For the Fajitas
- 1 green bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- guacamole
- salsa
- 12 flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together marinade ingredients.
- Place steak in a shallow container, and pour marinade over it. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight to tenderize meat.
- Drain the marinade from the meat. Grill the steak on a grill pan over medium-high heat for 4 minutes each side until just slightly pink in the center. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in the same pan with the steak juices, add the bell peppers and onions. Sauté the mixture for 5-7 minutes until the vegetables are slightly softened. Thinly slice the steak against the grain on a diagonal and add to the veggies and toss to combine. Serve with warm tortillas, salsa and guacamole!
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Notes
- Once you’re meat and peppers are loaded with flavor and ready to go, serve it up with a giant spoonful of my best ever guacamole and a side of salsa and your favorite tortillas. (I’m partial to flour tortillas since they wrap up so nicely but you could use corn too!)
Nutrition Information
Calories
479kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
924mg
(39%)
Potassium
875mg
(25%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
863IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
91mg
(101%)
Calcium
152mg
(15%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 479
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 479kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 924mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 875mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 863IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 91mg | 101% |
| Calcium | 152mg | 15% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.