Fajita Seasoning

You’ll love this easy Fajita Seasoning recipe. Use it to make chicken, steak, shrimp or vegetable fajitas. You’ll never need to buy pre-made seasoning again. This Fajita Seasoning has a mild spicy and sweet flavor that can be adjusted to your personal taste. We’re so excited to share our recipe for homemade fajita seasoning with you.

Related: Taco Seasoning, Italian Seasoning, Chili Seasoning, Cajun Seasoning.

Fajita Seasoning Ingredients

• Chili Powder
• Salt
• Ground Paprika
• Sugar
• Onion Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Ground Cumin
• Cornstarch

When choosing a container for my homemade spice mixture, I chose these 4 ounce jars with bamboo lids. If you use the same containers,d you can double this recipe to get an almost full jar like you see in my photos.

Fajita Seasoning Recipe

Prepare your ingredients. Measure each spice into a mixing bowl.

Stir gently to blend, or seal to container and shake.

Store in an airtight container.

Tips for Making

• You can customize this recipe to your diet by using less (or no) salt for a low-sodium diet, removing ingredients you are allergic to or dislike and controlling the spice levels. 
• The cornstarch in this recipe helps the spice mixture to coat the protein or vegetables fully. It’s not essential if you want to skip it, but we found it to be helpful. 
• To use this seasoning, place it in a shallow bowl and toss your protein and vegetables in it before cooking. 
• When making fajitas we love to add lime juice, homemade guacamole, sour cream and homemade queso.

Why homemade seasoning is best

• Best ingredients – Homemade seasoning is great because you can be sure what is in it (and what is not in it). If you avoid sugar, dairy or gluten, making your own seasonings can give you peace of mind. You can also choose to use all organic spices if you wish.
• Unlimited supply – If you make fajitas as often as we do, it’s annoying to rely on store-bought seasoning packets. This way, I always have what I need and if I run out I can always make more.
• Tastes amazing – I swear by the flavors in this recipe. It tastes so good and my whole family loves it.
• You can tweak the spice level – If you make this recipe as written, I consider it “mild.” It’s full of flavor and has some heat, but it isn’t too spicy (my children always let me know if they think something is too spicy). If I am making a dish only for myself, I will use this seasoning and add more red chili flakes and more chili powder to bring up the spice a bit.

Shelf Life

A batch of homemade seasoning can last in your pantry for one to two years. For peak freshness, use within six months. This is likely obvious, but using fresher spices will result in a longer shelf life. So if this is a concern to you, don’t use spices that have been sitting in your drawer for years.

How much seasoning is in one packet?

If you are using a recipe that calls for “one packet” of store-bought fajita seasoning, you are probably curious how much homemade mix is equal to “one packet.” This recipe is equivalent to one packet of seasoning.

More Tex Mex Recipes:

• Guacamole
• Pico De Gallo
• Taco Soup
• 7 Layer Dip
• Creamy Black Bean Dip
• Margarita
• Michelada
• Cantarito
• Mexican Candy Shot

More Spice Blends:

• Taco Seasoning
• Chili Seasoning
• Cajun Seasoning
• Italian Seasoning

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Fajita Seasoning

Learn to make homemade Fajita Seasoning using chili powder, salt, ground paprika, sugar, onion, garlic, cumin, cayenne and cornstarch. 

Course condiment

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword Fajita Seasoning

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 batch

Calories 77kcal

Author Elsie Larson

Equipment

• 1 spice jar

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions

• Prepare your ingredients. Measure each spice into a mixing bowl.
• Stir gently to blend, or seal to container and shake.
• Store in an airtight container.

Notes

• You can customize this recipe to your diet by using less (or no) salt for a low-sodium diet, removing ingredients you are allergic to or dislike and controlling the spice levels. 
• The cornstarch in this recipe helps the spice mixture to coat the protein or vegetables fully. It’s not essential if you want to skip it, but we found it to be helpful. 
• To use this seasoning, place it in a shallow bowl and toss your protein and vegetables in it before cooking. 
• When making fajitas we love to add lime juice, homemade guacamole and homemade queso.

Nutrition

Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 2397mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2392IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg