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    Grilled Southwestern Steaks

    August 1, 2016 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

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    grilled southwestern steaks

    We don’t make steaks often around here…but when we do, we make them with a homemade seasoning or rub!

    My oldest and third sons would eat steak morning, noon and night. They have been known to jump up and down in the kitchen when I tell them we are having steak for dinner!

    The meal is a bit of a throw back for me…as we’d often enjoy a thin steak with rice and avocado slices as “splurge meal” when we lived in the Dominican Republic. The avocados there (UH-mazing), served alongside perfectly cooked rice. I’d always cut a small piece of steak and add a sliver of avocado to the fork and then enjoy the steak and avocado together. Heavenly!!!

    A quick note…if you don’t love minced garlic (like I do!!!), then I’d drop that down to 1/2 or 1 tsp. But garlic on steak…..DIVINE.

    {Heavenly…divine…this is turning into quite the holy recipe. 😉 }

    This is the first meal in this August 31 Days series. All this month, I’m diving deep into freezer cooking with you and I’ll be sharing new and amazing recipes with you, as well as helpful tips and strategies for freezer meal prep.

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    But for now, I leave you with this tasty steak and recipe…

    5 Ingredient Recipe for Grilled Southwestern Steaks from 5DollarDinners.com

    5 Ingredient Recipe for Grilled Southwestern Steaks from 5DollarDinners.com
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    Grilled Southwestern Steaks

    Flavorful steak for a delightful dinner!
    Prep Time10 minutes
    Cook Time15 minutes
    Servings - 4 servings

    Ingredients 

    • 4 small steaks
    • 1/4 cup lime juice
    • 2 Tbsp canola oil
    • 3 tsp chili powder
    • 2 tsp minced garlic
    • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
    • Salt and pepper
    • Avocado, as garnish
    • Rice, as side dish

    Instructions

    • Add the steaks to a shallow baking dish.
    • In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, canola oil, chili powder, minced garlic, crushed red pepper flakes and some salt and pepper.
    • Pour over the steak and let marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.*
    • Cook rice, as directed for side dish.
    • Preheat grill.
    • Grill the marinated steaks for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to desired temperature.
    • Slice avocados.
    • Serve Grilled Southwestern Steaks with rice and avocado.

    5 Ingredient Recipe for Grilled Southwestern Steaks from 5DollarDinners.com

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    Comments

    1. Kim says

      August 12, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      In the video Erin added canola oil to this recipe. I see that it is not included in the recipe above. I didn’t include it when I made the steaks because I was following this recipe that I’d printed out. The lime flavor was a little strong for us. Next time I’ll try to remember to add the canola oil. I think it would have helped cut the strong lime flavor a bit.

      Erin, I appreciate all you do. I love your website.

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      • Jenn K says

        August 13, 2016 at 4:25 pm

        Oops – we missed that! I’ve updated the recipe but it’s 2 Tbsp canola oil. Thanks!

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