5 Flank Steak Recipes To Impress Any Night

Make a fantastic meal with this affordable cut.

Southern Living Grilled Flank Steak with Chimichurri served on two plates with tomato salad beside
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Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Steak dinner on a weeknight calls for one cut in particular: flank steak. You don’t need a special occasion to break out a flank steak recipe. Cooked right, this cut is tender and tasty like the best of them, but lean and affordable enough to suit any meal. Serve up a flank steak supper and any night is worth celebrating.

While a filet mignon or ribeye requires a labor of love, flank steaks are much easier to whip up. Try a pan-seared recipe, one that comes together on the grill, or an easy-peasy sheet pan dinner starring flank steak. Our recipes also feature delicious sauces, sides, and steak-stuffers too. Don't forget to check for the perfect temperature and cut your steak nice and thin, slicing against the grain for meat that’s more tender and less chewy. The only thing left to do is dig in.

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Pan-Seared Flank Steak With Herb Sauce

Pan-Seared Flank Steak with Herb Sauce
Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Christina Daley

Steak dinner can be on the table in just 35 minutes—no, really. This weeknight-friendly recipe features tender, delicious steak, and a zesty, bright sauce.

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Chile-Lime Steak Skewers With Coconut-Cilantro Sauce

Southern Living Chile-Lime Steak Skewers With Coconut-Cilantro Sauce on a platter to serve with lime wedges

James Ransom, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

Lighten up a steak supper to suit the summertime with a bright and herbaceous sauce. After cooking your steak kebabs to perfection, drizzled with a generous topping of fresh sauce, measured with your heart.

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Grilled Flank Steak With Chimichurri

Southern Living Grilled Flank Steak with Chimichurri served on two plates with tomato salad beside

Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Chimichurri is a sauce so good that it could make an enticing meal out of anything. Luckily, the flank steak beneath this scrumptious sauce can also hold its own.

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Pepper-Stuffed Grilled Flank Steak

Southern Living Pepper-Stuffed Grilled Flank Steak on a cutting board to serve

James Ransom, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

A stuffed steak may seem like an intimidating feat, but we've broken it down to the basics for easy preparation. Your dinner guests, however, will be incredibly impressed by your beautiful meal.

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Spice-Rubbed Flank Steak With Corn-Chile Relish

Southern Living Spice-Rubbed Flank Steak With Corn-Chile Relish on a platter to serve

James Ransom, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley

Summer grilling has met its perfect match in this flank steak recipe. A warm spice blend rub and sweet summer corn promise a satisfying recipe to steal the spotlight at the cookout.

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