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Healthy Steak Fajitas are excessively easy and won't take more than 20 minutes of your time. We eat with our eyes and this recipe has just as much color as it does flavor, so go ahead and dig in. | theeverykitchen.com

Healthy Steak Fajitas

Healthy Steak Fajitas are excessively easy and won't take more than 20 minutes of your time. We eat with our eyes and this recipe has just as much color as it does flavor, so go ahead and dig in. 

Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword easy, fajitas, healthy, hispanic, mexican, quick, steak, sugar free
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 8 fajitas
Author Danielle Cushing

Ingredients

  • Juice of 4 limes
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika may substitute regular
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 medium red bell pepper cored and sliced
  • 2 medium yellow bell pepper cored and sliced
  • 2 roma tomato diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 12 oz flank steak cut into 1-inch strips
  • 8 6- inch whole wheat tortillas
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 8 tablespoons 2% shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 tablespoons low fat sour cream

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, combine lime juice, paprika, and cumin. Add red and yellow bell peppers, onion, tomato, and mix well.
  2. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper mixture and cook 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until peppers are soft. Remove from pan.
  3. Add flank steak to the hot pan and stir-fry 2-3 minutes or until desired doneness. Lay out tortillas. Divide spinach evenly among each tortilla, top with cooked vegetables and steak strips.
  4. Top each fajita with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1/2 tablespoon sour cream before serving.