Moroccan Fajitas

Okay so if I see another piece of chicken I will freak. So how about some meat but with enough other stuff that we're not heavily clogging the arteries. What I like about the skirt steak that you can buy small portions and it is a change from flank steak but you can use that or strip steak but remember cook it medium rare and slice it thin on an angle against the grain.

Moroccan rubbed Fajitas with roasted onions and red peppers.

Sweet Potatoes with Moroccan rub.

This has got to be one of the most flavorful, fast and fun dinners. You could use this rub on chicken and fish and have a whole buffet of fajitas or wraps or whatever you want to call it. The recipe called for strip steak but I used skirt steak cooked rare and sliced thin. I served them in Multi-grain Flat-outs a cross between a tortilla and a flattened out pita. I also roasted thick slices of Vidalia onions and sweet red peppers. Made a little fresh tomato and red onion salsa and some store bought salsa.

Morrocan Spice Rub-EatingWell Magazine May 2006

1 tsp ground allspice

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1 lb of steak skirt steak.

Spray steak with oil rub seasoning liberally on both sids of the steak.

Heat a stovetop grill spray with oil grill approx. 4 minutes per side. Let meat rest 20 minutes before slicing.

Preheat oven to 425

Line Half Sheet pan with foil and spray with spray olive oil.

Cut 1 or 2 Large Vidalia Onions in Thick slices

Cut 1 or 2 Red Peppers or any kind you like in thick strips

Spray with oil season with salt and pepper.

Roast for 35 to 45 minutes. If peppers are done you can always finish the onions on the grill.

Sweet Potatoes -start them 1/2 through the onions and red peppers since the oven should be turned down to 400 so the potatoes don't burn.

1 lb of sweet potatoes or a combo of sweet potatoes and butternut squash cut into 1 inch cubes

spray with canola oil and season with a couple tsps of the spice rub drizzle honey and a little brown sugar

roast for 45 minutes. check at 35 minutes. If you feel it needs more flavor drizzle a little balsamic vinegar at 35 minutes and cook for 15 minutes longer or a little fresh orange juice.

Round out with a green vegetable...spinach, asparagus, broccoli

Serve with a salad and whatever condiments you desire.

This would be a fun dinner to put together and then make the ice cream sandwiches for dessert!!!