Mexican Chipotle Steak & Egg Taco Bowls (Low-Carb)
Chipotle-spiced steak topped with a soft-cooked egg and fresh spinach—served as bowls instead of tortillas.

Total
38 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
18 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb flank steak (or skirt steak)
- 2 tbsp chipotle in adobo (chopped)
- 1 tbsp adobo sauce (from the can)
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 4 each eggs
- 4 cups spinach
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt(optional)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pat steak dry. Rub with olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- 2
Stir chipotle and adobo sauce with lime juice to make a thick sauce.
- 3
Heat a skillet over high heat. Sear steak 3–4 minutes per side (depending on thickness).
- 4
Lower heat, spoon chipotle-lime sauce over steak, and cook 1–2 minutes to coat. Rest steak 5 minutes, then slice thinly.
- 5
In the same skillet (wipe if needed), cook eggs to your preference: for soft yolks, crack eggs and cover 3–4 minutes on low.
- 6
Wilt spinach in a quick toss in the skillet (30–60 seconds) or in a separate pan.
- 7
Assemble bowls: spinach base, sliced steak on top, and egg over everything.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
510
26% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 34 g |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Fat | 39 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 620 mg |
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