Grilled Carne Asada Tacos
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 14 min
- Cost
- $30.00
- Nutrition
- 520 cal · 34g protein
- quick
- grill
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: a plain tortilla
Grilled Carne Asada Tacos is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 29 minutes, for around $30 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 12 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain a plain tortilla works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Quick slaw (5 min)
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb skirt steak
- 12 count corn tortillas
- 3 count limes
- 1 count orange
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 count white onion
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 jar salsa verde
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Steps
- Mix the juice of 2 limes and the orange with minced garlic, cumin, oil, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Coat the steak and let it sit 10-15 minutes (or up to 8 hours in the fridge).
- Heat a grill or grill pan to high. Grill steak 3-4 minutes per side until charred outside and 145°F inside (medium).
- Rest 5 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain and chop into bite-size pieces.
- Char the tortillas on the grill for 20-30 seconds per side.
- Fill tortillas with steak, diced onion and cilantro. Serve with salsa verde and lime wedges.
- Picky eater tip: serve plain sliced steak in a warm tortilla, with the salsa and onion on the side.
- Make ahead: marinate the steak in the fridge up to 8 hours, and dice the onion and chop the cilantro the day before.
On the side: Quick slaw (5 min)
1 bag coleslaw mix, 1 bottle coleslaw dressing
- Toss the coleslaw mix with the dressing. Let it sit a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbohydrates
- 48 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 9 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 890 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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