Last weekend we had some of my old college girlfriends up with their families for a BBQ.
It was the first time we had gotten our families together.
I can’t believe that between us we have 9 kids.
Oh, how times have changed!
Instead of planning after hours parties and heading to the cafeteria to eat away a hangover…
We were discussing what kind of bottles we thought worked best and how many soccer practices a week a 5 year old should have.
Oh how the mighty have fallen…
Well, before the party the hubs freaked out and didn’t think we had enough food.
Really, honey?
Have you met me?
Of course we have enough food.
Yet, off he went to the store to purchase more and he came home with meat…lots and lots of meat. Needless to say I have about 7 extra steaks in the fridge to use up this week. Get ready for some steak leftover recipes guys! Grill a lot of it this weekend…you’ll be glad you did.
Serves 4 Prep Time: 1o minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes
1 T canola oil
2 large leftover steaks (you know the one your hubs thought you needed) If you are a vegetarian you could use portobello mushrooms instead
1 large onion, sliced
1 red pepper, sliced
1 yellow pepper, sliced
1 t garlic powder
1/2 t dried oregano
1/2 T ground cumin
1/2 T ground corriander
1/2 T chili powder
1/2 cayenne pepper
S&P
tortillas
shredded cheese
guacamole
sour cream
hot sauce, this is optional, but I like it spicy!
In a large cast iron skillet heat your oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot add your onion and peppers. Saute for about 5 minutes until they are softened, season with S&P. Toss in your leftover steak and season with the remaining spices and additional S&P. Cook until heated through, about another 5 minutes.
Build your taco by laying your steak taco mixture in the middle of your tortilla. Top with cheese, sour cream, quacamole, and hot sauce. Need some good guacamole recipes? Here are two of my favorites…
My guacamole is kind of a combo of these. I’ve made a lot of guac in my day and I’d swear by these two. YUMMY!!!
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Yep, isn’t it funny how when we meet up with old friends, times are so so so different?
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LOVE this recipe. I’ve been buying those preseasoned steaks in the kryovac packages. They look like pork tenderloin….only they’re steaks. But I don’t think they are steak tenderloin.
Oh gosh! lol…ANYWAY….I bet that would be GREAT in this recipe!
Sounds like a recipe I need to bookmark. I wouldn’t have thought of the portobello mushrooms! And of course I love the short prep time.
That happened at one of the kids birthday parties. We had MORE meat than we knew what to do with, because he insisted we’d need that much (cave man thing maybe?). Of course, we didn’t have any of your creativity!
Love the steak tacos and too cute about how times have changed. Nine kids? Wow!
mmmmmmm…steak!!! And did someone say grill?? OK!! You know I am one grilling fiend!! The tacos look and sound delicious!
By the way.. I don’t have a button (I’m not as computer savy as I would like to be) but Chris said he’d help me with one this weekend, so when I have it, I’ll let you know! I would so love for you to have it on your blog! Thank you so much!
mmm mmm mmmm, lurve tacos. And STEAK tacos. Hungry now!
I love guac on everything. Do your kids like it spicy,though? Mine won’t, so I have to mash up mine to the side, for my peppers.
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Stopping by from New Friend Friday! We love Mexican and this recipe sounds sooo good! Will definitely give it a try.
Have a great weekend!
Alicia
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This looks amazing! I am so tired of the classic ground beef taco that my kids always want.
LOVE tacos and these look awesome!!!!
Isn’t it funny how times change. The talk changes to real life, which is a good thing. How fun to get together. I have not seen my roommates since college. How sad!! You steak tacos look amazing. Now following!!
I always overstock on food. But with these tacos, I wouldn’t be complaining!
Alex, I’m so glad you are back! We always overstock at our house I’m on a plan right now to cook my way through my pantry and freezer. Your steak tacos look yummy! We love love love Mexican food around mi casa. I’m going to hook you up with that Chicken Enchilada Dip recipe, girlie! Stay tuned! Have a great weekend~ *hugs* Candace
I do the same thing and I’M the one cooking. I always freak out and think I don’t have enough food. My friend and I have 8 between us and we go through the same thing. We get together for a picnic and end up with TON of food leftover. I love leftovers so I don’t care.
Back to your tacos, these look awesome! Tacos are the best go-to food!
Guacamole is a true weakness of mine.
I’m going to get a pen.
We just had tacos for dinner – your Steak Tacos look fantastic! I will try these for our next taco night!
Right on…that looks mighty tasty!
Maybe we can just charter a freighter to haul those red phone boxes over here.
Oh my gosh, you were heaven sent. I don’t mind cooking at all but I HATE deciding what to cook. Can’t wait to get ideas from you. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Hi there….new follower from the Friday Blog Hops. Great blog…love the recipes.
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Thanks
Marie
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You always have me with mexican dishes. It’s a house favorite over here! Isn’t it crazy how quickly the kid numbers add up?! It sounds like you had a great party!
Men never know the amount of food we need.
I am so going to try this recipe. We eat a lot of tacos around this place and this would be a delicious twist on them.
I’ll trade you some steak tacos for fish tacos!
That makes me very hungry. And it makes me want to sit in the sunshine with friends and good margaritas. Ahhh.
Yummy!! I featured this recipe (and the one for roasted broccoli & cauliflower) on my Yummy Wednesday blog post!
Thanks,
Jennifer
http://thecraftbarn-ny.blogspot.com/2010/08/yummy-wednesday-811.html
hehe I love it my husb does the same thing, oh yes someone will eat it. Then in the fridge we go and mom better do something with it. Great recipe as always my dear