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Ground Beef Fajita

This Ground Beef Fajita recipe is easy, perfectly seasoned, and delicious with tender and juicy ground beef, bell peppers and onions, and drizzled with a squeeze of lime juice.

Popular toppings and sides include shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, Pico de Gallo, shredded cheese, refried beans, and diced tomatoes.

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Why I love this recipe

This recipe cooks in one skillet and is ready in just 15 minutes.

Fajitas with Ground Beef in a skillet with sides of tortillas, salsa, sour cream, and parsley.
Fajitas with Ground Beef

Ingredients

  • large onion
  • red bell pepper
  • green bell pepper
  • ground beef
  • package Fajita seasoning
  • fresh lime juice
  • dried cilantro
  • Fajita Tortillas

Substitutions

Ground turkey and ground chicken can be used in place of ground beef.

Step 1 – On a cutting board, cut the onion and bell peppers into strips.

sliced green peppers, red peppers, and onions on a cutting board.

Step 2 – In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the ground beef and fajita seasoning. Cook and stir, breaking up the beef into small pieces until just browned and cooked through.

fajita seasoned ground beef cooking in a skillet.

Step 3 – Use a slotted spoon to remove the ground beef to a bowl and set aside.

Step 4 – In the same skillet place the bell peppers and onions inside. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes, or until tender-crisp.

sliced red pepper, green pepper, and onion cooking in a skillet.

Step 5 – Add the seasoned ground beef back into the skillet just long enough to reheat. Stir together or leave apart.

fajita seasoned ground beef, green pepper, red pepper, and onion cooking in a skillet.

Step 6 – Turn off the heat and drizzle lime juice over the meat and veggies.

Step 7 – Sprinkle with cilantro and serve in the fajita tortillas.

Ground Beef Fajitas in a skillet with sides of tortillas, salsa, sour cream, and parsley.
Ground Beef Fajitas

Recipe FAQs

Can you make fajitas with ground beef?

Yes you can and they are delicious, easy, and cost friendly.

Ground Beef Fajitas in a skillet with sides of tortillas, salsa, sour cream, and parsley.
Yield: Serves 4

Ground Beef Fajita

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

This Ground Beef Fajita recipe is easy, perfectly seasoned, and delicious with tender and juicy ground beef, bell peppers and onions, and drizzled with a squeeze of lime juice. This recipe cooks in one skillet and is ready in just 15 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 oz package Fajita seasoning
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tablespoon dried cilantro
  • 8 Fajita Tortillas

Instructions

  1. On a cutting board, cut the onion and bell peppers into strips.
  2. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the ground beef and fajita seasoning. Cook and stir, breaking up the beef into small pieces until just browned and cooked through.
  3. Use a slotted spoon to remove the ground beef to a bowl and set aside.
  4. In the same skillet place the bell peppers and onions inside. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes, or until tender-crisp.
  5. Add the seasoned ground beef back into the skillet just long enough to reheat. Stir together or leave apart.
  6. Turn off the heat and drizzle lime juice over the meat and veggies.
  7. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve in the fajita tortillas.

Notes

  • Popular toppings and sides include shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, Pico de Gallo, shredded cheese, refried beans, and diced tomatoes.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 596Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 960mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 38g

Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.

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