Fajitas


Serves: 6
Total Calories: 950

Ingredients

Fajita Marinade
1 1/2 pounds boneless top beef sirloin steaks, 1 1/2 inches thick
12 flour tortillas (10 inches in diameter)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large onions, sliced
2 medium green or red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1 (8-ounce) jar picante sauce (1 cup)
1 cup shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)
1 1/2 cups prepared guacamole
3/4 cup sour cream
FAJITA MARINADE
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Mix Fajita Marinade ingredients in ungreased, square glass baking dish, 8 x 8 x 2 inches. Set aside.
2. Trim excess fat from beef. Pierce beef with fork in several places. Place beef in marinade, turning to coat both sides. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours, turning beef occasionally.
3. Heat oven to 325°.
4. Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil. Heat in oven about 15 minutes or until warm. Remove tortillas from oven keep wrapped.
5. Set oven control to Broil.
6. Remove beef from marinade reserve marinade. Place beef on rack in broiler pan. (For easy cleanup, line broker pan with aluminum foil before placing beef on rack.) Broil beef with top about 3 inches from heat about 8 minutes or until brown. Turn brush beef with marinade. Broil 7 to 8 minutes longer for medium-rare to medium. Discard any remaining marinade.
7. While beef is broiling, heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high feet. Cook onions and bell peppers in oil 6 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender. Cut beef across grain into very thin slices.
8. For each fajita, place a few slices of beef, some of the onion mixture, 1 heaping tablespoonful each picante sauce and cheese, about 2 tablespoons Guacamole and 1 tablespoon sour cream in center of tortilla. Fold 1 end of tortilla up about 1 inch over filling fold right and left sides over folded end, overlapping. Fold remaining end down.

1 SERVING: Calories 690 (Calories from Fat 325) Fat 36g (Saturated 12g) Cholesterol 90mg Sodium 1110mg Carbohydrates 64g (Dietary Fiber 7g) Protein 35g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 950
Calories from Fat: 505

This Fajitas recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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