Mexi Steak and Potato

I've always loved steak and potatoes, but I haven't ever had steak and potatoes with a Mexican flair. But, when I saw the idea in my low-cal cookbook, it made my mouth water. I just had to try it!

Below is the cookbook that gave me the inspiration. I showed it to you in the Fajita Lettuce Wraps post I did last week.



This is the cookbook.

This is what I made. Yum!
The recipe called for ground beef, but I used steak instead because that's what I had on hand.

Here is what you need:

• medium red potato (I cooked three for the week)
• 1/4 refried beans
• 4 oz lean steak (or hamburger flavored with taco seasoning)
• shredded lettuce, as desired
• chopped tomatoes, as desired
• diced green peppers, as desired
• sprinkle of grated cheese
• dollop of mexi-sour cream
• taco seasoning, as desired

Here is what you do:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Clean and poke holes in potato and wrap in foil. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• At the end of the cooking time for the potato, cut steak into strips and lightly coat in a little taco seasoning. Cook in a little bit of butter spray.
• While steak cooks, chop tomatoes, green peppers, and lettuce.
• When potato is done, allow it to cool for 5 minutes and then open it and pile on the toppings.
• Sprinkle a little bit more taco seasoning on top of everything. It makes it pretty. :-)

Did you notice that I didn't use any butter on my potato? And, I didn't even miss it since I had so many other flavors going on. Delish and incredibly filling!

Fajita Lettuce Wraps

I'm participating in a weight loss contest at work for the next two months, so I've been on the hunt to find low-cal, but not low-flavor meals. Well, lucky me, I stumbled upon this bargain book last week and have been so happy with it. It was less than $10!!! YAY!

I marked a few recipes to try over the next week or two, and this (shown below) is the first one I tried. It's called Lettuce Wrap Enchiladas. I changed it up a bit, though. So, that's what I'll share with ya. I also made up my own sour cream concoction, and it is SO delicious! I'll give ya that recipe, too.

Here is what you need for the filling:

• 1/2 cup green bell peppers, sliced
• 1/2 cup onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tbs water
• 5 oz. chicken breast, cut into 2" long strips
• 1/2 cup fat-free, low-sodium refried beans
• 1 tbs salsa (or a little more, if you'd like)
• taco seasoning, to taste; reserve a dash for refried beans
• fajita seasoning, to taste; reserve a dash for refried beans
• grated cheese, as desired
• diced tomatoes, as desired
• 2 large lettuce leaves

I made the sour cream in bulk so that I have it for the rest of my Mexican themed menu items. So, here is what you need for my mexi-sour cream:

• 1 medium container fat-free sour cream
• 1/2 packet taco seasoning
• 1 tbs fajita seasoning
• 2 tbs lime juice (or if you're like me and you LOVE lime flavor, add a bit more to taste)
• 1 clove garlic, minced

Here is what you do:

• Cut bell pepper and onion into strips. Mince garlic.
• Add water, bell peppers, onion, chicken, garlic, and filling seasonings in skillet. Cover with lid and cook on medium-high until chicken is done and veggies are tender but still have a little crunch. Stir occasionally. (You do NOT need to add oil or butter. The water steams inside the closed skillet and cooks the ingredients.)
• While fajita fixins cook, mix refried beans, salsa, and a dash of seasonings in bowl. When fajita fixins are almost done, heat refried beans in microwave.
• Mix all ingredients for mexi-sour cream.
• Layer beans in center of lettuce leaf then layer fajita fixins on top.
• Top with mexi-sour cream, cheese, and tomatoes.
• Wrap leaf around filling like a burrito. (The pic shows one, but it makes two!)
• Eat and enjoy! (Careful, it gets a little messy, but it is still delicious!)

I just had to share these next two pics with ya, too, because they are precious.

This is my puppy, Sullie. He is like my little shadow. As I was washing dishes, he came over and slept by my feet. Too cute!

And, here he is sleeping next to me as I type this blog post. I felt his little paw on the back of my neck as I sat in my chair typing. (Awe, he was saying he wanted to sit with me!) So, I picked him up, put his blanket on the table next to me, and put him up there. He immediately laid down to take a little nap while I finished typing. Precious! (Since he is all black, its hard to see where his face is. lol. Its on the far right of the pic.)