Spicy Beef and Peper Fajitas - Fitness Magazine

Ingredients

• 3/4 pound flank steak, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon  minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons  dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon  cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon  reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon  black pepper
• 2 tablespoons  plus 1 teaspoon peanut or vegetable oil
• 2 cups  red and yellow bell pepper strips
• 1 cup  thinly sliced onion
• 2 teaspoons  chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon  salt
• 1/4 cup  chopped cilantro
• 8 6 inches  flour tortillas
• 1/4 cup  plain nonfat Greek yogurt or reduced-fat sour cream (optional)

Directions

1. Cut steak along the grain into 2-inch-thick strips, then cut each strip across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

2. In a medium bowl, combine steak, garlic, 1 tablespoon sherry, cornstarch, soy sauce and black pepper. Stir in 1 teaspoon oil.

3. Heat a large wok or skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil, peppers and onion; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or until peppers begin to wilt. Transfer to a plate.

4. Add remaining oil, then steak in a single layer. Cook steak undisturbed 1 minute. Add chili powder; stir-fry 15 seconds or until just combined. Add pepper-and onion mixture, salt and remaining sherry; stir-fry 1 minute or until beef is just cooked through. Stir in cilantro.

5. Serve with warmed tortillas and top with yogurt or sour cream if desired.

What I love about these fajitas - they are 387 calories for a serving (this should serve 4) and I feel full. As many of you know, I am trying to get wedding ready and finding the right food to eat while still feeling full has been a challenge. Brad also really liked this, he has been a pretty good sport about my lo-cal dishes :)

In terms of making this, I followed the recipe the first time through. The next couple times I've made this I used the 2 or 3 whole peppers, I don't like when recipes measure things in cups for veggies.  I  used about half an onion, we aren't big onion eaters but I like their flavor in moderation. These fajitas do have a great taste with the sherry and soy sauce - I was surprised about that. I never would've thought soy sauce for fajitas. 

Enjoy :)