Grilled Steak Fajitas

Yesterday, I had grilled steak fajitas for dinner at my best friend Sarah's house.  I was definitely looking forward to a nice home-cooked meal after eating out for every meal while traveling.  It also happened to be her husband, Daniel's birthday too!  I surprised Daniel with a variety of cookies for dessert from Larry's Cookies.  Their baby also had her first taste of a cookie too - oatmeal raisin, it was the most healthy cookie of course.  She loved it too!  My favorite was the heath bar cookie because I love toffee anything.  Thank you both for pet sitting and having me over for a great birthday dinner!  Also, thanks Sarah for taking pictures to document this dinner for my blog, what a great best friend :) Sarah adapted this grilled steak fajitas recipe from Simply Recipes.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 pound flank steak

1 onion, sliced

2 or 3 bell peppers, sliced

salt

freshly ground black pepper

flour tortillas

For the Marinade

1 lime, juiced

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ teaspoon cumin

½ Jalapeno pepper, finely chopped (remove seeds)

Toppings

Cooked rice

Shredded cheese

Salsa

Sour cream

 

Directions

In a large dish (13x9 inch baking dish), mix marinade ingredients and coat the steak.  Let steak marinade overnight. (You can also do this in a large Ziploc bag too.)

When ready to grill, wipe off most of the marinade and season steak with salt. 

In a bowl, mix sliced onions and bell peppers with vegetable oil.  Season with salt and pepper.

 

Grill marinated flank steak until medium-rare to medium for about 3-5 minutes on each side. 

Grill vegetables for about 5 to 6 minutes. 

Slice meat into thin slices, be sure to slice against the grain, otherwise the meat will be tough and chewy. 

 

Serve with warm flour tortillas, rice, shredded cheese, salsa, and sour cream.

Bell Pepper Quesadillas

Meatless Mondays anyone?  I had bought 3 bell peppers last week and I was thinking of what to do with them tonight.  I could only use 2 of them though, the orange one didn't look so great after a few days apparently.  Quesadillas are easy to make and you could basically put anything you want in it and add some cheese.   I actually used my toaster to oven to make them tonight since I was only making 2 of them.  If you are making more, you can use your regular oven.  I decided to make bell pepper quesadillas, and they came out surprisingly tasty!  Next time I might try to add some caramelized onions too...so feel free to do that if you have it at home.

Ingredients

4 flour tortillas

1 red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper

½ teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ cup shredded cheese (I used a Mexican blend of cheddar, montery jack, colby and mozzarella cheeses.)

1 tablespoon olive oil

Optional Toppings

diced avocado

diced tomatoes

sour cream

salsa

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 

Slice the bell peppers into thin strips.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. 

Add in sliced peppers with cumin, salt, and pepper.  Cook peppers until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Place tortilla flat on a baking sheet.  Spoon a layer of peppers on the tortilla.  Top with ¼ cup cheese.  Cover with another tortilla.

Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese has melted.   Slice into quarters, it is easy if you have a pizza cutter to do this.  Top with your preferred topping(s) or serve on its own, it’s just as delicious!

Also, I wanted to have some leftovers for lunch this week, and was able to fit 3 slices into each Tupperware container.

Serves 2 or 1 with leftovers.