Budget Friendly Beef Fajitas
Home Made Beef Fajita Recipe
6
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Make a small amount of steak go a long way with these simple but delicious fajitas. Serve with tortillas, and top with grated cheese and sour cream for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
This recipe is based on Allyson Gofton's original Beef Fajitas recipe.
Tender, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth slices of steak with capsicum and onion. Is there anything better? Serve with tortillas and lime. Also a great way to use up leftover steak. This recipe is based on Allyson Gofton's original Beef Fajitas recipe.
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High Iron
High Protein
Beef,
Family Favourites,
Dinner,
Lunch,
Everyday,
Easy,
Under 30 Minutes,
Ingredients
600g Quality Mark beef steaks
i
sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
sweet
1 red onion
sliced
1 red capsicum
sliced
1 green capsicum
sliced
1 lime
i
juice of
6 tortillas
lettuce leaves
6 tbsp cheese
grated, optional
6 tsp sour cream
optional
Method
To Make Fajitas
1
Coat beef strips with olive oil, sprinkle with ground cumin and sweet paprika, season well with salt and pepper.
2
Preheat a non-stick pan to moderately-hot. Keep the heat at moderately high.
3
Cook the beef in 3 batches.
4
Cook the first side until the first sign of moisture appears on the uncooked side, turn and cook the other side of the beef strips.
5
Remove each batch and set aside.
6
Add onion and capsicum to the pan, cook for 1 minute.
7
Return beef to pan, stir to warm and squeeze the juice from a fresh lime over the beef.
8
Remove beef from pan immediately.
9
Serve beef with warmed tortillas, sour cream, grated cheese and lettuce.
Nutrition Information per Serving (349g)
Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ (2100 kilocalories).
More infoEnergy
2230 (531)kJ
Protein
33.1g
Total Fat
24.5g
Saturated Fat
9.7g
Carbs
40.6g
Sugars
6.3g
Sodium
428mg
Iron*
4.0mg
* Percentage of recommended daily intake (Aust/NZ)
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