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This Steak Fajita Bowl recipe is packed with bold flavors, juicy steak, and vibrant veggies—all in one easy, customizable dish. Perfect for meal prep or a quick dinner, it’s a delicious twist on a classic favorite.
If this easy Mexican recipe looks delicious to you, you’ll love our Chipotle Chicken Copycat Recipe, this Elote Corn Dip and this recipe for Crockpot Fajitas.
Why I Love This Fajita Steak Bowl
I love making these fajita bowls because they’re healthy, delicious, and the whole family loves them. We gather tasty toppings and, the best part is, everyone gets a chance to create their own perfect meal.
Enjoy!
– Becca
Ingredients in this Steak Fajita Bowl Recipe
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Steak: I prefer using flat iron steak for this recipe because it is more tender than skirt steak or flank steak.
- Coconut aminos: Coconut aminos ingredients are a bit healthier than soy sauce, so I prefer to use it as a soy sauce substitute. If you can’t find coconut aminos you can use low sodium soy sauce or tamari.
- Quinoa: Quinoa is a nutrient dense food that’s high in protein and easy to prepare. I love using quinoa in place of white rice or brown rice. They’re all somewhat comparable in terms of calories, but quinoa is the only one that is a complete protein (that means it contains all of the nine amino acids in it).
How to Make Instant Pot Steak Fajita Bowls
Step 1: Start by gathering the ingredients. Then slice the fajita veggies and steak into thin strips. You can dice the onion or slice it, whichever you prefer is good.
Step 2: Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Press the “adjust” button to turn the sauté mode to “high”. When the Instant Pot insert is hot add the oil.
Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic to the Instant Pot and sauté the vegetables until they are soft and slightly browned.
Step 3: Next place steak, fajita seasonings, lime juice, and coconut aminos to the pot. Mix it all up and allow the steak to cook for 2-3 minutes until it is browned.
Step 4: Turn the Instant Pot off. Push the fajitas to one side of the pot to make room for the quinoa. Add the quinoa to the open space. Pour the beef broth over the quinoa, but do not stir.
Step 5: Close the lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure using the manual setting for 2 minutes. Allow the pressure release naturally, then remove the lid.
Step 6: Assemble your fajita bowls and garnish with your desired toppings.
Recipe Tips
- This is a great recipe to double for meal prep. I store leftovers in my meal prep containers and then pop them in the microwave to reheat for a quick lunch the next day.
Steak Fajita Bowl FAQs
I prefer using flat iron steak for this recipe because it is more tender than skirt steak or flank steak. Really, any thin fajita steak will work, just be sure to slice against the grain for easier eating.
I love to make this authentic fajita seasoning recipe that uses simple spices like chili powder, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and ground cumin.
Some of my favorite steak fajita bowl toppings are avocado, black beans, corn, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeños, sour cream, pico de gallo, and lime wedges.
I love to make this Elote Dip Recipe, this Restaurant Salsa Recipe, this Corn and Bean Salad, and this Instant Pot White Rice – add a handful of chopped cilantro to the rice for some extra flavor.
Healthy Eating Plans
21 Day Fix
As with most of the tasty recipes you’ll find here at My Crazy Good Life, these steak fajita bowls are 21 Day Fix friendly. Here’s a breakdown of the container counts for both the entire recipe and each serving so you can plan your meal accordingly.
Entire Recipe:
- 4 Red containers, 4 Green containers, 6 Yellow containers
- Does not include toppings
Per Serving:
- Makes 4 servings: Each serving counts as 1 green container, 1 red container, 1 1/2 yellow container, plus toppings
- If you’d like to lower the yellow container count, you can measure out a 1/4 cup of quinoa which would give you 1/2 of a yellow container.
- Does not include toppings
Weight Watchers Points
9 2025 Points
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Steak Fajita Bowl Recipe
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Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 onion large, sliced
- 2 bell pepper sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 lbs steak flat iron, but any thin steak will work (slice against the grain)
- 1 ½ tbsp lime juice about 1 lime worth
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos low sodium
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- ½ cup beef broth low sodium
Fajita Seasoning:
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
Optional Toppings:
- tomatoes
- jalapenos
- cilantro
- lime
- avocado
- black beans canned
- corn, canned kernels
Instructions
Instant Pot:
- Turn the Instant Pot to sauté. Press the "adjust" button to turn the sauté mode to "high". When the Instant Pot insert is hot add the oil. 1 tsp olive oil
- Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic to the Instant Pot and sauté the vegetables until they are slightly browned. 1 onion, 2 bell pepper, 1 tbsp garlic
- Next add the steak, fajita seasonings, lime juice, and liquid aminos. Mix the fajitas up and allow the steak to cook for 2-3 minutes until the steak is browned. 1 lbs steak, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 ½ tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- Turn the Instant Pot off. Push the fajitas to one side of the Instant Pot to make room for the quinoa. Add the quinoa to the open space. Pour the beef broth over the quinoa, but do not stir. 1 cup dry quinoa, ½ cup beef broth
- Close the lid and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure using the manual setting for 2 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally.
- Remove the lid and assemble your fajita bowl. Garnish with your desired toppings. tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, lime, avocado, black beans, corn, canned
Stove Top:
- Heat a large skillet on high heat on your stove top. When the pan is hot add the oil. Add onions, bell peppers, garlic, and steak to the pan and sauté for 3-5 minutes to get scorch marks. 1 tsp olive oil, 1 onion, 2 bell pepper, 1 tbsp garlic, 1 lbs steak
- Reduce heat to medium/low. Add in the fajita seasoning, lime juice, and aminos. Mix it all together then push it to the side of the pan. Add the quinoa to the empty space and cover with beef broth. Do not stir. 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 ½ tbsp lime juice, 2 tbsp coconut aminos, 1 cup dry quinoa, ½ cup beef broth
- Cover the skillet and let cook 15-20 minutes until the quinoa is done and slightly translucent. Remove the lid and let any excess liquid cook off.
- Turn the stove off, assemble the bowls, and serve. tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, lime, avocado, black beans, corn, canned
Slow Cooker:
- On a cutting board, slice your fajita veggies and then cut the steak into thin strips.
- In the slow cooker insert mix together all the ingredients for the fajitas minus the quinoa and broth. 1 tsp olive oil 1 onion 2 bell pepper 1 tbsp garlic 1 lbs steak 1 ½ tbsp lime juice 2 tbsp coconut aminos 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tsp paprika
- Push the fajitas to the side and add the quinoa to empty space. Pour the beef broth over the quinoa, but do not mix. It won’t look like there is enough liquid, but the beef will produce liquid as it cooks. 1 cup dry quinoa ½ cup beef broth
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high heat for 2 hour or low heat for 4 hours.
- Turn the slow cooker off, assemble the bowls, and serve.
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Hi! Excited to try this. Question about how you calculated the yellow container per serving— 6 yellow in the recipe is indicated, but only .5 yellow per serving. Could you confirm? Thanks!
Hi Emily,
So sorry for the confusion on the yellow containers! If you divide the recipe into 4 equal parts, it would be 1 1/2 yellow containers per serving. But, if you measure out the quinoa into 1/4 cup servings, it would only be 1/2 yellow container per serving.
I’m going to edit the post to clarify this a bit more :)
Great recipe to try my new instant pot. I live in Australia and bought it and get sent it to Australia. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Fajitas have always been one of my favorites, so I just knew I would love this fajita bowl recipe. And I was right. So yummy and packed full of flavor!