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Grilled Steak Fajita Tacos for Cinco de Mayo

04/16/2017 by The Mama Maven

I was so excited to team up with Old El Paso to show my take on a fun meal idea for Cinco De Mayo. I made Grilled Steak Fajita Tacos and they were delicious!

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I’ve been up at my in-laws’ house upstate in Port Jervis, NY, so my daughter and I headed over to Walmart and headed to the International Foods section. While I was intrigued by the <rel=”nofollow” a href=”http://amzn.to/2r7AcHh” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Mini Soft Flour Tortilla Boats, but that wasn’t a choice this week – but anything gluten free would work. 

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My daughter and I had a hard time decided between the Stand and Stuff, the Super Stuffer or the regular crunchy taco shells. We decided on the Old El Paso Taco Shells (the 18 pack for $1.97).

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Overwhelmed with choices, I decided to go with the crunchy taco shells, which I’ve been eating since I was a kid. Bonus: All their (corn) taco shells are gluten free (it’s still Passover, so no wheat!). They have only three ingredients – can’t get much simpler than that. My kids love crunchy taco shells, so I knew I would have a winner on my hands. 

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I am a huge fajita fan and I adore hard taco shells, so why not combine the two? I picked up two flank steaks and 6 tri-colored peppers and two onions, plus verde salsa and a chili-lime marinade mix. We don’t eat a lot of red meat, so I figured this would be a nice change from the chicken I always seem to make (according to my sassy 11-year-old son). I wasn’t sure what my kids would think or if they would even eat my dinner (I never know), but I decided to go for it anyway. We had just gotten through several days of Passover and I wanted us to have a really fun and festive meal. 

Grilled Steak Fajita Tacos

So I took out all my ingredients. 

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First, I made the marinade. I had a Chil Lime Marinade that I had picked up and quickly made it.

I added the marinade mix to a shallow casserole dish. 

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Then I added olive oil.

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I added some water (but forgot to add a little white vinegar). It turned out very tasty, anyway.
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I marinated the flank steak for 30 minutes, while my father-in-law started the grill. 

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I cut up the peppers and onions. 

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I put the peppers and onions on skewers to cook them on the grill. 

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My father-in-law cooked the meat and then the colorful peppers and onions.

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After the flank steak was done, I sliced it up. 

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We set the table, added some verde salsa (mild) and guac, as well as the Old El Paso Crunchy Shells and the flank steak, peppers, and onions. 

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My daughter loved the tacos. She wanted extra guac on hers. 

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My sassy 11-year-old son added hot sauce to his tacos. He usually doesn’t like meat, but he loved the flank steak. 

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My Mother-in-law had seconds (and she never has seconds). 

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My youngest child (who is ultra picky) may be making a wacky face below, but he had me make him THREE tacos. Unheard of!

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Our fiesta was a big hit! The mom in me was really happy that this was also a healthy meal.

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Next time I’ll make these scrumptious steak fajitas and use the Mini Soft Flour Tortilla Boats for a different taste. 

To buy Old El Paso Mini Soft Flour Tortilla Boats and other El Paso products, go here.  

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking, Dairy Free, Entertaining, Entertaining, Family Dinners, Family Meals, Featured, Food, Gluten Free, Healthy Dinner Options, Lactose Free, Recipes Tagged With: Cinco De Mayo, fajitas, family dinners, mexican food, Old El Paso, recipes, steak fajitas

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    04/12/2019 at 3:52 AM

    These grilled fajitas tacos look delicious. I’d use flour tortillas and add shredded lettuce, tomato, avocado slices and jalapeno slices.

    Reply
  2. Cindy says

    06/13/2017 at 1:59 PM

    I like carne asada soft tacos with pico de gallo.

    Reply
  3. Tracie Cooper says

    06/09/2017 at 10:21 PM

    I would love to make these for my hubby who loves fajitas!

    Reply
  4. rochelle haynes says

    06/01/2017 at 6:17 AM

    I love tacos looking good love to
    try this

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  5. Emily Smith says

    05/07/2017 at 2:23 AM

    Looks delicious! I’ll have to try it soon!

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  6. Vanessa says

    05/03/2017 at 9:14 PM

    Love this idea! Fajitas are my fave-never thought of doing them as tacos! Looks delish

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  7. Kathleen Kennedy-Leon says

    05/03/2017 at 12:25 PM

    Seriously
    I need to go to the store after work & make this for dinner tonight -NYC mouth is watering just thinking about it. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  8. Diane says

    05/03/2017 at 11:40 AM

    This looks so delicious! What time is dinnnner!!??

    Reply
  9. Monica says

    05/03/2017 at 11:10 AM

    Taco night is our favorite night! I need to go for those crunchy shells next time!

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  10. Scherrie d says

    05/03/2017 at 11:09 AM

    These look delicious!!!!!

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  11. Ellen Schmidt says

    05/03/2017 at 10:57 AM

    Nice! We eat tacos once a week – such an easy family-friendly meal. Going to try your recipe!

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  12. Gemarla says

    05/03/2017 at 10:53 AM

    This looks delicious. Going to try it for taco Tuesday.

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  13. Melissa Velazquez says

    05/03/2017 at 10:52 AM

    This looks so yummy. Forget cinco de mayo I want this tonight!

    Reply
  14. Heather @ US Japan Fam says

    05/01/2017 at 5:27 PM

    Yummmmm I love Mexican fooooood!! We usually go with soft flour tortillas, they just seem less messy?? But I wouldn’t turn down a hard shell taco…

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  15. Jane says

    04/19/2017 at 7:57 PM

    We love Mexican! It’s on the menu every week! ?

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  16. Irina David says

    04/18/2017 at 11:33 PM

    ohhh this looks delish! I like that you went with crunchy taco shells… I’m a big fajita fan too. Now will try it with steak!

    Reply

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