Skillet Steak Tacos
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Cost
- $30.00
- Nutrition
- 540 cal · 38g protein
- quick
- skillet
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan · Picky-eater safe bet: a plain tortilla
Skillet Steak Tacos is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 22 minutes, for around $30 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 8 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: Chips and salsa (2 min)
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb New York strip steak
- 3 tbsp taco seasoning
- 12 count small corn tortillas
- 2 count red bell peppers
- 2 count romaine hearts
- 1 cup guacamole
- ½ cup salsa
- 2 tsp olive oil
Steps
- Pat the steaks dry and rub all over with the taco seasoning. Slice the bell peppers into strips and shred the romaine.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear the steaks 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium (145°F). Transfer to a board and rest 3 minutes.
- Add the pepper strips to the hot skillet and cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until charred at the edges and just tender.
- Warm the tortillas directly over a gas flame or in a dry skillet, 20 seconds per side, and keep them wrapped in a towel.
- Slice the steak thinly against the grain. Fill the tortillas with steak, peppers, romaine, guacamole, and salsa. Kids can have plain steak tacos with just lettuce.
On the side: Chips and salsa (2 min)
1 bag tortilla chips, 1 jar salsa
- Put out the chips with a bowl of salsa.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbohydrates
- 42 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
- Sodium
- 950 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Jeswin Thomas / Unsplash