Steak Fajitas

Today Shelby and I made steak fajitas for dinner. The recipe we used was really easy to throw together and quick to make. I thought the fajitas were really good, but everybody else felt like it was a little too spicy. If I made them again, I would only use about 1/8 teaspoon of pepper and use a mild salsa rather than a medium to try and lessen the spiciness to please everybody.

The grocery store didn't have much of a selection this week on sirloin steak, so we ended up having to buy the higher priced top end cut. I cut off most of the visible fat before cooking the meat. We also used whole wheat tortillas instead of the regular flour tortillas. The recipe serving suggestion of 3/4 a cup was rather high, so we put less on each tortilla and made eight with the mix.

Other additions to this meal that you could do would be to add more of a variety of different colored peppers and topping with cheese and sour cream.

The total cost for us to make the meal was just over $16. This included a hefty $10.31 for the 1.29 pounds of sirloin steak, $2.19 for the whole wheat tortillas (package of eight), $1.79 for the medium generic salsa and $.75 for the green bell pepper. All of the other ingredients were things we already had in supply.

Prep/Total Time: 20-30 minutes

Yield: 5 servings

• 1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin 3-inch strips
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup salsa or picante sauce
• 5 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed

1. In a nonstick skillet, brown beef in oil; drain. Add the green pepper, onion, garlic, chili powder, oregano and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add salsa; cook 3 minutes longer or until heated through.
2. Spoon 3/4 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla. Fold one side over filling and roll up. Serve immediately.

Nutrition: (1 fajita) 313 calories, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 51 mg cholesterol, 515 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 23 g protein.