Grilled Steak Tacos
Updated May 04, 2023
Quick Summary
Grilled Steak Tacos with with red onion, avocado, cilantro, and queso fresco are great for Taco Tuesday or any day! Serve with Chimichurri Sauce for an extra boost of flavor!
Tomorrow is Taco Tuesday, our favorite day of the week. We want to make sure you are ready to celebrate Taco Tuesday, so today we are sharing this awesome recipe for Grilled Steak Tacos. This is Josh’s favorite taco recipe. He says they are the BEST!
How to Make Steak Tacos
- Use flank steak. It is a lean cut of beef and is best when cooked to medium rare and thinly sliced, making it perfect for tacos.
- Only marinate the steak in lime juice for 30 minutes or the steak will get mushy. This is a quick and easy recipe, you don’t have to marinate the steak for hours.
- The chili lime rub is easy to prepare and uses ingredients that you probably have in your pantry.
- Grill the steak at high heat.
- Allow the steak to rest for 10 minutes before slicing so you don’t lose all of the juice and flavor.
- Cut the steak across the grain. It will be tough and chewy unless you cut it across the grain to break up the muscle fibers.
- Serve the tacos with your favorite toppings. We use red onion, avocado slices, cilantro, and queso fresco. Steak tacos are also REALLY good with Chimichurri Sauce! Drizzle on top for a burst of flavor!
Boom! Are you ready to grill some tacos? If you can’t wait until Tuesday, I completely understand. Tacos are welcome any day of the week!
These Grilled Chili Lime Steak Tacos are always a hit at our house and make a great summer meal. Eat them outside on the patio and they will taste even better:) Enjoy!
More Taco Recipes
- Roasted Cauliflower Chickpea Tacos
- Ground Beef Tacos
- Turkey Tacos
- Easy Chicken Tacos
- Vegetarian Tacos
- Fish Tacos
Steak Tacos
Equipment
- Traegar Grill (we love our Traegar!!)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
- Juice of 2 large limes
- Zest of 1 large lime
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Olive oil, for grill
- Corn tortillas
- 1/2 small red onion chopped
- 1 large avocado sliced
- 1/3 cup queso fresco
- Chopped cilantro, for serving
- Chimichurri sauce, for serving
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Place the flank steak in a 9×13 pan. Pour lime juice over the steak and let marinate for 30 minutes, at room temperature.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lime zest, salt, sugar, pepper, chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic powder, oregano, and cinnamon.
- Rub both sides of the steak with the spice mixture, pressing with your fingers to help the rub adhere to the meat.
- Preheat grill to high heat. Lightly coat a paper towel with oil and, holding it with long tongs, carefully rub the oiled towel over the grill rack. Place steak directly on the grill and cook for 5 minutes on each side. Remove from grill and let the steak rest on a cutting board, covered with foil, for 10 minutes.
- While the steak is resting, warm the corn tortillas on the grill or use a gas flame to char them slightly.
- Cut the steak into strips, against the grain. Place steak strips in the corn tortillas and top with red onion, avocado, cilantro, and queso fresco. Drizzle with chimichurri, if desired. Squeeze with lime juice, if desired. Serve warm.
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This is so good! The meat is even better the next day, too. Love to dice up and fry potatoes, peppers and mushrooms to mix the leftovers with the next night.
Glad you loved the tacos.
loved this recipe, so tasty!
really great and interesting spice rub on the beef! i get nervous cooking with tough cuts of meat like flank so i substituted new york strip here and served with homemade corn tortillas. what a hit! thanks so much!!
So good
The best tacos we have ever made at home! We substituted the queso fresco (not available) with Feta cheese and crumbled it – worked perfectly. What a great find! Now to try some more of your recipes. 🙂
Yay! I am glad you loved the tacos. I hope you find more recipes to try.
This has become a weekly summer meal for my family. Wife even requested it as her birthday dinner.
Awesome!!
OOPS! I mean GARLIC POWDER: “2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine lime zest, salt, sugar, pepper, chili powder, cumin, paprika, GARLIC POWDER, oregano, and cinnamon.”
Sorry! I just hate when I do something stupid like that !!!!
Do you have a recipe for the salsa in the picture?
Very good recipe. I used sirloin because I had it and pickled red onion which was a great addition. Also grilled peppers on the side.
Glad you loved the tacos!
Was a bit nervous when marinating the meat, but this was a hit! The lime beforehand adds a depth of flavor and blends well with the spices. Very glad I used this recipe. It’s pretty foolproof!
Glad you loved the recipe!
This was delicious, did not change a thing!
Dad & hubby loved it too! Thank you!
Will it work for chicken?
This steak was FIRE! I marinated the steak with the lime juice AND spices for 30 minutes and then grilled on a Blackstone until the steaks reached 140 degrees. I heated up flour tortillas on the griddle with a little pepper jack (couldn’t find queso fresco). So amazingly delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
You are welcome. One of our most loved recipes!
Incredible recipe. All the flavors were amazing together!
Glad you loved the tacos!
So good! Definitely will be put on rotation at my house. I love that fact that it comes together quickly.
A favorite at our house!