Whole Life Recipes

Fajitas with Sweet Bell Peppers and Onions

Servings	Prep Time
2-3people	15minutes

Servings	Prep Time
2-3people	15minutes

Ingredients

1lb skirt or flank steaktenderized and cut into strips
2Tbsp olive oil
1Tbsp lime juicepreferably fresh squeezed
1/2tsp chili powder
1/2tsp ground cumin
1tsp garlic cloveminced
1/8tsp red pepper flakesoptional
1/2 red bell peppersliced into strips
1/2 yellow bell peppersliced into strips
1/2 oragnge bell peppersliced into strips
1/2 green peppersliced into strips
10 cherry tomatoescut in small pieces
1small onioncut in half and sliced
1/4c fresh cilantrochopped
4 tortillaspreferrably whole wheat

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, red pepper flakes and minced garlic.
Slice meat into thin strips and place in the bowl with the above mixture.
While meat is marinating, prepare peppers, onion, cilantro, and tomatoes.
In a pan cook meat slices on medium to high heat until tender, about 5 minutes.
Add peppers, and onions, Continue to cook about 4 more minutes, (Do not overcook or peppers will lose their color.)
Add cilantro and tomatoes and continue to cook about 1 more minute just to heat tomatoes.
Place tortillas on an oven proof plate and cover with parchment paper or another plate. Heat in oven about 3 minutes.
Divide meat mixture between the tortillas and roll up to serve.

Recipe Notes

God-given health benefits of these delicious ingredients:

Olive Oil: may aid in prevention of heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and depression.

Lime juice: may aid in digestion, help prevent cancer, arthritis, and kidney stones. strengthen the immune system, fight colds and flu, help prevent heart disease and diabetes.

Chili powder: may reduce blood cholesterol, fight inflammation and congestion, protect against prostate cancer, and aid weight loss.

Cumin: contains antioxidants, may protect against memory loss, and reduce blood glucose.

Garlic: detoxes the body, may boost immune function, lower blood pressure, and fight colds and flu.

Bell peppers: super antioxidant, possible cancer prevention, high in vitamin C, may increase metabolism, and decrease anxiety.

Onions: may improve immunity, fight infection, regulate blood sugar, reduce inflammation, fight allergies.

Cilantro: contains antioxidants, cleanses the body of toxic metals, may contain anti-anxiety benefits, is high in vitamins A and K, and may fight diabetes.

Tomatoes: may interfere with chemical unions needed to create carcinogens, aid in heart health, and regulate fat in the blood.