Easy steak fajitas make a delicious low carb and gluten free meal that’s sure to fill you up as it’s packed with protein. You can opt for skirt steak or flank steak, but both cuts are tough and taste best when they’re marinated before cooking them in this recipe. Top sirloin is the preferred cut as it’s tender enough to cook as is without marinating. You can bring better-than-restaurant-quality to your own dinner table with this delicious fajita recipe. Serve with optional garnishes such as tortillas, tortilla chips, guacamole, sliced avocado, salsa, and or hot sauce.
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What is a Fajita?
According to Wikipedia’s post, a fajita is Tex-Mex cuisine containing stripped grilled meat with stripped peppers and onions, usually served on flour or corn tortillas. We made these delicious steak fajitas sans tortillas and they were absolutely wonderful! They are simple and are the ideal busy weeknight dinner recipe as they are complete in only 25 minutes! Ditch the fancy Mexican restaurant and bring these popular and amazing fajitas to your own kitchen table!
Low-Carb Recipe
With only 9.3 net carbs, each serving is protein- and nutrient-packed. Three bell peppers are included in this recipe. Bell peppers are rich in vitamins and antioxidants—particularly vitamin C and several carotenoids. Healthline reports that bell peppers provide numerous health benefits such as improved eye health and reduced risk of disease.
A high consumption of vegetables, such as bell peppers and onions in this recipe, have been linked to a reduced risk of chronic illnesses like cancer, according to Healthline’s article. The article discusses that bell peppers are rich in many antioxidants, especially carotenoids. Bell peppers contain beneficial compounds that contain powerful antioxidants and are beneficial to your health, including: capsanthin, violaxanthin, lutein, quercetin, and luteolin.
Onions are also included in the recipe and offer numerous health benefits as they are packed with flavonoids, which are antioxidants and provide an anti-inflammatory effect. According to BBC Good Food’s post, onions protect against chronic conditions such as cancer and diabetes. Onions contain over 25 different flavonoids which provide many benefits. On one of the flavonoids in onion, called quercetin, has protective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. I found this to be interesting because I recently started taking quercetin when I had an asthma flare-up a couple months ago.
This meal is quick and easy and packed with antioxidants. It’s so delicious and low in carbs. If you like, serve your fajitas with homemade guacamole, flour or corn tortillas, sour cream, salsa, chopped white onion, cilantro, or sliced avocado!
How to Make the Best Steak Fajitas
STEP 1: Mix the seasoning ingredients together in a small bowl. Half will be to season the vegetables and half will season the meat.
STEP 2: Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium heat for two minutes. Add the garlic, bell peppers, onion, and half the seasoning. Continue to cook, stirring often until tender, about five or six minutes. Place the cooked vegetables on a plate.
STEP 3: Add the sliced steak and the other half of the seasoning to the same skillet and cook for three to four minutes, until the meat is no longer raw. The steak does not need to be completely cooked through at this point as it will cook again once the vegetables are added back into the mix.
STEP 4: Add the vegetables back to the skillet and cook everything until it’s heated—about one to two minutes.
STEP 5: If you feel that the liquids in the skillet need to be thickened, add one tablespoon of flour or cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
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Final Thoughts
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Steak Fajitas
Ingredients
Seasoning
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes*
- 1/2 tsp salt
- dash cayenne*
Fajitas
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tbsp minced garlic or three minced cloves
- 3 bell peppers thinly sliced
- 1 yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2 lbs top sirloin steak cut into thin strips
Optional
- 1 tbsp flour or corn starch to thicken sauce
Instructions
- Mix the seasoning ingredients together in a small bowl. Half will be to season the vegetables and half will season the meat.
- Warm the oil in a large skillet over medium heat for two minutes. Add the garlic, bell peppers, onion, and half the seasoning. Continue to cook, stirring often until tender, about five or six minutes. Place the cooked vegetables on a plate.
- Add the sliced steak and the other half of the seasoning to the same skillet and cook for three to four minutes, until the meat is no longer raw. The steak does not need to be completely cooked through at this point as it will cook again once the vegetables are added back into the mix.
- Add the vegetables back to the skillet and cook everything until it’s heated—about one to two minutes.
- If you feel that the liquids in the skillet need to be thickened, add one tablespoon of flour or cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
- Serve with optional tortillas, guacamole, sliced avocado, salsa, and or hot sauce.
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