Recipes For Beef Stew Meat Fajitas

Few meals garner the happy sighs of anticipation and the unbridled envy of the rest of the table quite like a giant, sizzling plate of Beef Steak Fajitas.

Strips of tender marinated steak, blistered peppers, and caramelized onions piled high into tortillas with all of your favorite Tex-Mex fixin’s, fajitas are a total show-off and super simple to make at home.

Ordering fajitas at a restaurant can get expensive (growing up, we only were allowed to order certain dishes like fajitas and Flank Steak Tacos on special occasions), but it’s a definite wow moment.

Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef {have Takeout At Home}

Whenever a server sets down a hot, hissing plate of spicy beef enchiladas in front of you, you can’t help but feel like you won the lottery!

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If your beef fajitas are chewy, it is likely because you cut the steak in the wrong direction, or because you didn’t give it time to properly marinade.

Crock Pot Beef Fajitas Recipe

Flank steak, rump steak, or skirt steak are the best kinds of beef for fajitas. I chose to use flank steak because it does well with marinades and is typically a low-cost option.

Turn leftover beef fajitas into tasty nachos by serving them over tortilla chips with cheese and other toppings. For a fajita quesadilla, tuck leftovers into corn or flour tortillas with cheese. Or, enjoy your leftovers bowl-style by serving them over a bed of Mexican Quinoa or the rice from this Mexican Chicken and Rice, topped with salsa, fresh lime juice, or your favorite fixings.

If you’re looking to make chicken fajitas, I recommend checking out my delicious recipes for Grilled Chicken Fajitas in Foil or Fajita Chicken Kebabs.

Grilled Steak Fajitas {{easy}}

No, you do not have to make beef fajitas with a cast iron skillet. You can cook your beef fajitas using a similar large, sturdy skillet (make sure it can handle medium-high heat) or an outdoor grill.

Serving: 1 (of 4), without tortillas or toppings Calories: 446 kcal Carbohydrates: 21 g Protein: 39 g Fat: 23 g Saturated Fat: 6 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g Monounsaturated Fat: 14 g Cholesterol: 102 mg Potassium: 1003 mg Fiber: 5 g Sugar: 10 g Vitamin A: 2381 IU Vitamin C: 117 mg Calcium: 100 mg Iron: 5 mg

Hi, I'm Erin Clarke, and I'm fearlessly dedicated to making healthy food that's affordable, easy-to-make, and best of all DELISH. I'm the author and recipe developer here at and of The Well Plated Cookbook. I adore both sweets and veggies, and I am on a mission to save you time and dishes. WELCOME!It’s slow cooker month here on Baking Mischief, because anything that lets us avoid turning on the oven and adding to the stifling summer heat is welcomed and appreciated.

Best Steak Fajitas Recipe

Last week I posted my totally killer Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Sandwiches for Two. Today we are switching over to beef, using a cheap, tough piece of meat and turning it into fantastic fall-apart tender and delicious fajitas!!

These easy slow cooker beef fajitas literally take less than ten minutes to toss together in the morning, and when you get home in the evening, your house will smell amazing, and you will have delicious fajita filling sitting there waiting for you.

Aside from being fast and easy, these fajitas are great because they are CHEAP. Since we have a long slow cooking time, we can use super inexpensive beef chuck, which can be tough and chewy if you treat it like regular old steak, but is PERFECT when you give it the benefit of extra cooking time. Cooked slow, it is tender, rich, and so flavorful.

Paleo Fajita Steak Soup (instant Pot & Stove Top Option)

You can buy a small chuck roast, chuck steak,  or a package cut up for stew meat. Go with whatever is cheapest! As written, this is a recipe for two, but you can double or triple the ingredients with no changes to the cooking method or time if you are serving a family or want leftovers.

After the meat and veggies spend the day in the slow cooker (if you don’t like soft slow cooker veggies, see my note at the end of the recipe), throw some flour tortillas in the oven for a minute or two to warm up, and then go crazy assembling the fajitas of your dreams.

This meat mixture is quite salty, which is perfect for fajitas, but if you are going to serve over salad or eat the mixture alone, omit the salt or use low-sodium soy sauce.

Instant Pot Steak Fajitas (easy Recipe + Video)

If you don't like the soft texture of slow cooker vegetables, you can cook the meat alone and saute the veggies over medium-high heat until they reach your preferred level of doneness just before serving.

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