Dinner for 4

Southwest Flank Steak

Name: Southwest Flank Steak
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1/4 cup lime juice; 6 cloves garlic; 4 tsp chili powder; 4 tsp canola oil; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes; 1 tsp pepper; 2 beef flank steaks

$19.07for 430 minServes 4

Flank steak rests in a lime, garlic, and chili marinade before cooking in a hot skillet until tender and fully done.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Beef steak (sirloin, 2 lb$8.99/lb typical	2 lb	$17.98Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$19.07

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings (the source says 8, which counts pieces)
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$4.77 per serving$19.07 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup lime juice
6 cloves garlic
4 tsp chili powder
4 tsp canola oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 tsp pepper
2 beef flank steaks

Steps

Stir the lime juice, garlic, chili powder, oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and pepper in a shallow dish.
Coat both steaks with the marinade and rest them for 15 minutes.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the steaks for 5 to 7 minutes per side.
Transfer the steaks to a board, rest them for 5 minutes, and check that the centers reach 145 F.
Slice the steaks thinly across the grain.

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