Julie Clark
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Fajita Seasoning Recipe
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Making fajitas and don’t have seasoning? Make this homemade fajita seasoning recipe to season vegetables, chicken, beef, pork or shrimp fajitas.
There’s nothing like a plate of sizzlin’ fajitas with bell peppers and onions and this homemade spice blend with no preservatives is the perfect amount of flavor. Try this seasoning blend on our steak fajitas, pork fajitas and sheet pan chicken fajitas.
Skip store-bought and make this fajita seasoning recipe at home.
In our cookbook, At the Family Table, we feature our favorite fajita marinade with fresh lime juice, olive oil and honey. A delicious marinade recipe is important to have, but sometimes a dry mix with pantry staples is handy, too.
You just can’t beat homemade seasoning mixes over store-bought packets. My go-to’s are taco seasoning, sausage seasoning and Italian seasoning.
I make up big bulk batches of seasoning mixes to keep on hand as needed. This fajita seasoning recipe is a family favorite for our fajita family fun night!
The fajita seasoning mix stores easily in your cupboard for 4-6 months. I usually fix about 1 1/2-2 pounds of meat when I make fajitas. We like about 3 tablespoons of mix to season almost 2 pounds of meat. Adjust the exact amount to your liking!
And next, try our Pasta Salad Seasoning and Homemade Italian Sausage Seasoning.
Enjoy! -Julie
Key Tips
This fajita seasoning recipe could not be easier. Mix all of the ingredients together and store it in an airtight container. Simple as that.
- We used tapioca starch, but if you don’t have that, you can use the same amount of cornstarch.
- I like to use coconut sugar. Use granulated sugar if you’d like. Or leave the sugar out all together. It does add to the flavor, but is good without it also.
- Add a little more pepper if you’d like it spicier. The amounts shown below are what our family of 5 loves.
Fajita Seasoning Recipe
Making fajitas and don't have seasoning? Make this homemade fajita seasoning recipe to season chicken, beef or pork.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon tapioca starch
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar (I used coconut sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Mix all of the seasonings together in a small bowl. Store in an airtight jar or container.
- This recipe is enough to seasoning about 1/2-2 pounds of meat. Use less seasoning for less spice and more seasoning for more spice.
- You can make up a big batch of this seasoning mix and store it in an airtight container. Use 2-3 tablespoons of fajita seasoning mix per pound of meat.
Notes
The calories shown are the amount of calories in the entire spice mix. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 72kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2395mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2380IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1.8mg
I used this on 15 oz. of sliced pork that I sliced from boneless chops, one small onion and then added your entire batch of seasoning and 1/2 cup of water after the meat and onions were ready. Brought it to a boil and then let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Sauce thickened nicely. Appreciate you using the tapioca starch as I am allergic to corn! We loved it.
Used the fajitas seasoning on leftover steak with peppers and onions…fabulous flavor. I will gladly nake this again