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Beef Fajita

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Total time: 31 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 11 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

This flavourful fajita filling is so good that you don’t need a tortilla. If you want to wrap it up, use a lettuce leaf.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

2 spray(s), (5 one-second sprays per serving)

Uncooked lean trimmed sirloin beef

12 oz, about 1/2-inch thick, trimmed

Fresh lime juice

1½ tbsp(s)

Chili powder

1¼ tsp(s)

Onion

1 large, sliced

Red bell pepper

1 large, sliced

Table salt

¼ tsp(s)

Cilantro

¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped

Lettuce

8 leaf/leaves, large, green leaf-variety

Fat free salsa

½ cup(s)

Fat free sour cream

¼ cup(s)

Instructions

1

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, drizzle steak with 2 teaspoons of lime juice and then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of chili powder.

2

Add steak to skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 6 minutes, turning once, for medium-rare. Remove to a cutting board and let stand.

3

Add onion, peppers and salt to skillet. Off heat, coat vegetables with cooking spray. Sauté over medium -high heat until onions and peppers are lightly browned and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in remaining lime juice, chili powder and cilantro.

4

Slice steak thinly. Toss sliced steak with onion mixture and serve with salsa and sour cream. Yields about 4 slices of beef, 3/4 cup of vegetables, 2 tablespoons of salsa and 1 tablespoon of sour cream per serving.

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