Laura's Week 4 Meal

This week our choice of meal was Naan Bread stuffed with Flank Steak with a crushed red potato side. The recipe was courtesy of Ellie @Home Cooking in Montana . My sister found her blog and there were so many amazing recipes that we asked her if we could use a couple for our challenge.

I started my dish yesterday by marinating the steaks. For the seasoning I used 2 tablespoons of minced garlic (from a jar), about ¼ teaspoon of paprika, 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro, salt, pepper, and a tad bit of garlic salt (I really like my garlic). After mixing those ingredients together I added enough Extra Virgin Olive Oil into the mixture that would cover the steaks nicely. I poured it onto the steaks, making sure to cover all sides of the steaks, and put it into a container in the fridge to marinate overnight.  

The total time for this meal was about 5 hours because the Naan bread needs to rest for a total of about 2 and a half hours. I also had to cook each Naan piece separately since I only have a small cast iron skillet.

Everyone gave this meal a thumbs up. One person wasn't a HUGE fan of the cilantro pesto sauce that went inside of the Naan with the steak but everyone else loved it and even went back for seconds. This was probably the best seasoning for steak that I have ever tried. Being that I am a huge fan of garlic, it was perfect.

Here is a picture of the meal! Sorry its not the best quality, my camera died so I had to take it with my cell phone.

Here are the numbers for this meal:


Store: Safeway
All Purpose Flour: $1.61 for 5lbs (used 2 cups)
Whole Wheat Flour: $3.99 for 5lbs (used 1/2 cup)
Bread Flour: $3.69 for 5lbs (used 1 cup)
Pepper Jack Cheese: $2.69 for 16oz (used about 2oz)
Shredded Parmesan Cheese: $2.69 for 8 oz (used 3/4 cup)
Flanken Rib Steaks: $6.29 for 4 steaks
Lime: $0.50 for one. (used half)
Red Potatoes: $1.55 for six
Cilantro: $0.99 for a bunch (used about half)
Organic Chives: $2.24 for 0.66oz (used about 0.2 oz)


Total Spent: $26.24 to feed 6 people with seconds.


(also, keep in mind that I have enough flour left to last me probably a year or so)


I am actually very pleased with this meal. I think that I will be making this in the future. I still have 4 Naan pieces left so I will for sure be finding something to do with those.


Have a good night!


Laura