These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Vegetable and Steak Fajitas with "Killed" Jalapenos

We had leftover steak and shrimp from the kabobs from the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, so we just used that and followed the rest of the directions from the recipe.


Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 fajitas)
Total: 45 Minutes
Ingredients:
12 ounces flank steak 
2 tablespoons hot water
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and cut lengthwise into strips
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
4 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cups sliced zucchini
2 cups sliced onion
1 1/2 cups red bell pepper strips
3 garlic cloves, minced 
1 teaspoon chili powder
12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Preparation:
1. Place beef in freezer.
2. Combine water, juice, and sugar in a bowl. Add jalapeños; toss well.
3. Heat a large, heavy skillet over high heat. Cut beef across grain into thin slices. Add 1 tablespoon oil and beef to pan; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Sauté 3 minutes or until done; remove from pan. Add sliced mushrooms, zucchini, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper to pan; sauté 4 minutes. Remove from pan. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan. Add onion, red pepper, garlic, chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; sauté 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add beef and mushroom mixture; cook 2 minutes or until heated.
4. Heat corn tortillas according to directions. Place 3 tortillas on each of 4 plates, and top each with 1/3 cup beef mixture. Top evenly with jalapeños and cilantro.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 361
Fat: 13.5g
Saturated fat: 2.8g
Monounsaturated fat: 6.6g
Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
Protein: 25.6g
Carbohydrate: 39.1g
Fiber: 6.1g
Cholesterol: 28mg
Iron: 2.3mg
Sodium: 455mg
Calcium: 77mg

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