Julie's Beef Fajitas

By Julie Rowe And The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 4 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	698698 cal
pro	43 g43g pro
total fat	37 g37g total fat
sat. fat	16 g16g sat. fat
carb	47 g47g carb
fibre	4 g4g fibre
chol	115 mg115mg chol
sodium	1,197 mg1,197mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	3535 calcium
iron	4141 iron
vit A	2424 vit A
vit C	2828 vit C
folate	5959 folate

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The kids will come running when you call them to Julie Rowe's meal featuring mild Tex-Mex flavours. The Rowe family likes Caesar salad alongside.

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupsshredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup salsa 1 1cup cupsalsa
8 small tortillas 8 8small tortillatortillas
2 cups shredded lettuce 2 2cups cupsshredded lettuce
2 plum tomatoes , chopped2 2plum tomatoplum tomatoes, chopped
1 cup light sour cream 1 1cup cuplight sour cream
Filling:
1 lb sirloin tip fast-fry steaks 1 1lb lbsirloin tip fast-fry steaksirloin tip fast-fry steaks
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce 1/4 1/4tsp tsphot pepper sauce
Pinch cayenne pepper Pinch Pinchcayenne pepper
2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 2tbsp tbspvegetable oil
1 onion , sliced1 1oniononions, sliced
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried oregano
1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 1/2tsp tspground cumin

Preparation

Filling:
Cut steaks into 1/4-inch (5 mm) thick strips. Sprinkle with salt, hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper.

In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; fry steak, in batches, until browned but still pink inside, about 2 minutes. Transfer to plate.

Add onion, garlic, oregano and cumin to pan; fry, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add to beef. (Make-ahead: Let cool for 20 minutes; refrigerate, uncovered, until cold. Freeze in resealable freezer bag for up to 1 month; thaw in refrigerator, about 24 hours.)

In bowl, mix filling, 3/4 cup (175 mL) of the cheese and the salsa. For each fajita, spoon about 1/3 cup (75 mL) of the meat mixture onto tortilla and roll up. Place in greased 11- x 7-inch (2 L) glass baking dish; sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until heated through and cheese is bubbly, about 20 minutes. Serve with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream scattered over top.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: November 2003