Fajita Seasoning (2024)

FAQs

What is fajita seasoning made of? ›

What Is in Fajita Seasoning? Most fajita seasoning mixes are made up of a few simple Mexican spices, like cumin and chili powder, plus some additional spices, like paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper.

Can taco seasoning be used as a substitute for fajita seasoning? Yes, taco seasoning can be used as a substitute for fajita seasoning in a pinch.

Just hard fry some boneless chicken fillet until it just starts to blacken in patches, then add your vegetables: onions, peppers etc. Now add 2 tablespoons of spice mix and stir-fry for a few minutes until the vegetables and chicken are cooked through. Add a splash of water if you think the spices are starting to burn.

Fajitas are a popular Tex-Mex dish made from grilled meat, usually beef or chicken, which is served on a sizzling hot skillet along with grilled onions and peppers. The meat and vegetables are served with warm tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa, allowing diners to create their own unique flavor combinations.

Ingredients: Sugars (corn Maltodextrin), Spices (contain Chipotle Chilipeppers, Smoked Paprika), Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeastextract, Silicon Dioxide.

You can use either skirt steak or flank steak for fajitas. Although the two cuts come from different parts of the cow, both skirt and flank steak soak up marinades well, cook quickly, and, when sliced thinly against the grain, taste tender and flavorful.

Ingredients. Corn starch, Salt, Sugar, Sea salt, Spices (contains chili pepper), Citric acid, High monounsaturated vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower), Caramel colour, Autolyzed yeast extract, Mesquite smoke flavour, Onion powder, Silicon dioxide, Natural flavour, Garlic powder, Annatto.

Cook the vegetables and chicken separately, then together.

This recipe promises to be a one-pan dinner, but to ensure that the chicken's juices don't steam the vegetables — making them soggy — cook the vegetables first.

Store fajita seasoning as you would other spice mixes—in an airtight container (like a glass jar) in a cool, dark place. If you're using relatively fresh spices to make the mix, it will keep for at least 6 months. While fajita seasoning won't go bad, it will eventually lose some of its flavor.

While they use many similar ingredients, taco seasoning has more chili powder and oregano than fajita seasoning. Compare our recipes and you'll see this fajita seasoning is more cumin heavy, whereas taco seasoning is more chili powder heavy. That makes the taco seasoning a bit spicier, too.

What makes fajita seasoning different from taco seasoning? ›

Fajita seasoning and taco seasoning are very similar, but not identical. The ratios of each individual spice tend to differ. Fajita seasoning often contains more cumin, while taco seasoning contains more chili powder. Our taco seasoning recipe includes coriander and does not contain paprika or chipotle.

Cajun Seasoning vs Fajita Seasoning

Cajun seasoning is also pretty different from Fajita Seasoning. Fajita seasoning is similar in ingredients to taco seasoning, and is pretty different from the fajun seasoning. Click here to learn how to make Fajita Seasoning.

So what exactly are Fajita Kits? They're a kit filled with everything you need to perfect this delicious Mexican meal. Put together by our experts, you can expect to find a handpicked sauce, a spice packet, and tortillas, so you can throw together a feast in minutes.

Fajitas can be very healthy, if done right. On its own, the chicken, peppers, and onion mixture comes in macros friendly with high protein, low carb, and low-moderate fat (depending on if using white or dark meat). The final macros comes down to you and your choices of how you put it together on the plate.