Easy Steak Fajita Bowls With Easy Marinade Recipe

These Steak Fajita Bowls are perfect for busy weeknights when you’re craving something warm and filling, yet are short on time. Fajita bowls and burrito bowls are ridiculously easy to make and are so delicious! Just pair some marinated steak with all your favorite fajita toppings and serve over a bed of Spanish rice and you have a nourishing, hearty meal full of bright flavors and textures and it comes together in minutes! Plus it’s so versatile that everyone can add whatever toppings they like, so even kids love these.

Ingredients in Steak Fajita Bowls

This is truly a mix and match recipe! Don’t like onions? Leave them out? Add in zucchini or mushrooms. Anything goes with this fajita bowl recipe. Here’s what we start with:

Sliced steak – about one pound. Top round steak works great, but you can use sirloin, skirt steak or any other steak you have on hand. Diced green chilies – one can. Garlic – about two cloves of garlic. Beef broth – half a cup of beef stock or broth. Fajita seasoning – one package, divided. Find fajita seasoning next to the spices in the grocery store or in the Mexican food aisle. Or use our homemade fajita seasoning recipe to make your own! Vegetable oil – about two tablespoons to start. Onion – thinly sliced. I like to use a large yellow or white onion. Green bell pepper – thinly sliced. Start with half and add more if needed. Red bell pepper – thinly sliced. Again, start with half and go from there. Spanish rice – I use a package of the Knorr Fiesta sides One can of Beans – drained and rinsed. Black or pinto, your choice. Flour tortilla shells – this will make four large bowls. Avocado – sliced on top as an optional topping Shredded cheese – optional

Easy Marinated Steak

The first thing to do when creating these delicious fajita bowls is prepare the meat. This can be done earlier in the day so you don’t even need to worry about it. Then it’s perfectly flavored for when you’re ready to assemble the rest of the ingredients. Here’s all you need for a perfect steak marinade:

About a pound of steak. I use top round and it’s tender and flavorful. But because you’re slicing it up, you can use cheaper cuts of meat and it works great! Try skirt steak, flank steak or sirloin, whatever you have on hand or whatever is on sale that week. Season the meat with a tablespoon of fajita seasoning (save the rest of the packet for later) Use a can of green chilies, which will add just the right amount of heat and flavor to the steak. Toss in a clove or two of fresh garlic. You don’t even need to dice them. Just give them a smash with a knife and let the flavors do their thing! Add a bit of beef broth (about half a cup) and mix all the ingredients together. Place all the ingredients and the steak in a Ziploc bag and refrigerate for at least an hour. I usually throw this together in the morning and let it marinate all day until it’s time to cook.

More Add-in Options

For a different taste or texture, you can change up any ingredients or seasonings you like. For example, turn this recipe into a chicken fajita bowl by substituting chicken thighs, chicken breast. Here are some options:

Corn Lime juice Lime crema Tortilla chips Oregano Paprika Top with Greek yogurt Cauliflower rice Cilantro Chili powder

Suggestions for Fajita Rice Bowls

Don’t drain all the liquid out of the marinade before cooking the meat; you’ll want some of that delicious flavor to soak in during the cooking process. Feel free to use any color of peppers you like! I love using red and green peppers along with thin slices of onion, but you could use yellow, orange, just any colors you want! These are so colorful and flavorful. I like to use black beans for these fajita bowls but you can use any kind of canned beans you have on hand: pinto, kidney, navy bean, anything you like. You can use Spanish rice (I like the Knorr Fiesta brand but any kind will work) or you can make your own Easy Restaurant Style Mexican Rice. Top with sliced avocado, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, diced tomatoes or salsa.

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More Delicious Mexican Dishes

These steak rice bowls are an entire meal in one handy dish, but you can pair them with one or more of these yummy recipes for a true Mexican spread. Try some of our favorites:

Mexican Chicken Casserole Cheesy Grilled Mexican Chicken and Rice Mexican Chili in a Tostada Bowl Mexican Lasagna Grilled Carne Asada Burritos