Chipotle Beef Tenderloins

Name: Chipotle Beef Tenderloins
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3/4 cup chopped sweet onion; 3/4 cup chopped green or sweet red pepper; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced; 3 cups chopped seeded tomatoes; 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced; 1 tablespoon chipotle hot pepper sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 6 beef tenderloin steaks (1-1/2 inches thick and 6 ounces each); 2 teaspoons Montreal steak seasoning; 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke, optional

Head outside for your Sunday dinner and grill this tender steak that's kicked up with a smoky homemade picante sauce. Any leftover sauce makes a great chip dip. —Gene Peters, Edwardsville, Illinois

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup chopped sweet onion
3/4 cup chopped green or sweet red pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
3 cups chopped seeded tomatoes
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced
1 tablespoon chipotle hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
6 beef tenderloin steaks (1-1/2 inches thick and 6 ounces each)
2 teaspoons Montreal steak seasoning
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke, optional

Directions

In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion, green pepper and jalapeno until tender. Stir in tomatoes, chipotle, pepper sauce, sugar, salt, chili powder and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 25-30 minutes, stirring frequently.
Sprinkle steaks with steak seasoning. Grill, covered, over medium heat until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 160°), 7-8 minutes per side.
Remove sauce from heat; stir in cilantro and, if desired, Liquid Smoke. Serve with steaks.

Nutrition Facts

1 steak with 1/3 cup sauce: 324 calories, 15g fat (4g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 658mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 37g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Gene's Filets with Chipolte Picante Sauce in Taste of Home June/July 2011