Trader Joe’s Carne Asada

Trader Joe’s makes an amazing pre-marinated steak that I love to pick up every once in a while. It’s a great change of pace from my typical asian-flavored marinades I normally use. This Carne Asada packs a PUNCH of Mexican flavor. It is a bit spicy but super flavorful. The steak is also sliced so thin that all you have to do is put it over some high heat (pan or grill) and it’ll be done in just a few minutes.

I cooked this batch up with some Parmesan Garlic French Fries and Sauteed Spinach.

For the Parmesan Garlic French Fries, I took a good ol’ bag of frozen fries my Dad keeps in the house and fried them in a pan with some Sunflower Seed Oil. I added Minced Garlic, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, and some Smoked Paprika. Once the fries were all crisped up, I removed them from the pan onto a wad of paper towels and shook off some of the oil. Next, they went into a brown paper bag with a few shakes of Reduced Fat Parmesan Cheese. I added a few shakes of Sea Salt too. YUM. What a great combination with the garlic and parmesan… seriously yum.

The spinach was frozen also, I just took a big hunk of it and threw it into a saucepan with maybe 1/4-1/2 Cup of water. I let it cook over medium-high heat until all of the spinach “melted” and was stirable. It is a pain in the ass (using frozen spinach) but you have to drain the water. I take a colander and cover it with a few layers of paper towels, then use some paper towels for my hands and squeeze it all out. Careful though, it can be really hot! When serving, add a squeeze of lemon juice, a few sprays of butter spray, some salt and pepper and another shake of that Reduced Fat Parm Cheese. That’s all you’ll need!