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Beef Fajita

This flavorful fajita filling is so good that you don't need a tortilla. If you want to wrap it up, use a lettuce leaf.

Type: Meat
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Cooking spray
  = (5 one-second sprays per serving)
12 oz 340gLean sirloin beef, abt 1/2" thick - trimmed
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlFresh lime juice
1 1/4 teaspoons 6.3mlChili powder
1 teaspoon 5mlOnion - sliced (large)
1 teaspoon 5mlSweet red pepper - sliced (large)
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlTable salt
1/4 cup 4g / 0.1ozChopped fresh cilantro
8 cups 320g / 11ozGreen leaf-variety lettuce leaves (large)
1/2 cup 118mlSalsa
1/4 cup 59mlFat-free sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, drizzle steak with 2 teaspoons of lime juice and then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of chili powder.

Add steak to skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 6 minutes, turning once, for medium-rare, or longer until desired doneness. Remove to a cutting board and let stand.

Add onion, pepper and salt to skillet. Off heat, coat vegetables with cooking spray. Saute over medium-high heat until onions and peppers are lightly browned and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in remaining lime juice, chili powder and cilantro.

Slice steak thinly across grain. Toss sliced steak with onion mixture and serve with salsa and sour cream.

This recipe yields 4 servings; about 4 slices of beef, 3/4 cup of vegetables, 2 tablespoons of salsa and 1 tablespoon of sour cream per serving.

Points® Value: 5

Source:
Weight Watchers at http://www.weightwatchers.com

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