Homemade Fajita Seasoning — The Easiest Way to Spice Up Your Life
Homemade Fajita Seasoning — The Easiest Way to Spice Up Your Life
If you are all about enhancing the flavor of your food, then you are going to love making a homemade fajita seasoning recipe.
Your fajitas will be a lot tastier if you make the seasoning from scratch. You can use it for any Mexican style dish that you prepare.
Like many other spices in your cabinet, homemade fajita seasoning is quick and easy to make. It’s also better tasting than what you would find in a store.
What Is In Homemade Fajita Seasoning?
You can put whatever spices you like into your fajita seasoning. This is just a basic recipe to get you started. Once you know how to make it, feel free to experiment with different ingredients. I recommend making the recipe as written the first time so that you can get an idea of what it should taste like before adding other flavors.
If you want to give your fajitas a bit of a kick, add some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes. For more savory flavor, try adding thyme or rosemary. If you prefer
Homemade Fajita Seasoning — The Easiest Way to Spice Up Your Life
By John Smith on May 5, 2020
Homemade fajita seasoning is incredibly easy to make at home and saves you money while adding an extra kick of flavor to your food. Here we will go over the different types of homemade fajita seasoning and what food you can use it with.
Homemade Fajita Seasoning Ingredients: What You Need To Make It
The base for homemade fajita seasoning is made up of paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, salt, black pepper and oregano. This is then built upon with a number of optional extras that you can add depending on your personal tastes.
This includes chili powder which adds some heat to the fajita seasoning and cayenne pepper which adds even more heat but also brings some color.
Another option is to add a little brown sugar as it will help balance out the saltiness and acidity of the tomatoes while adding some sweetness that works well with bell peppers.
Finally, if you want an extra smoky flavor then you should add in some ground chipotle pepper or smoked paprika.
Homemade Fajita Seasoning — The Easiest Way to Spice Up Your Life
This homemade fajita seasoning is a mixture of spices that you probably already have in your pantry. If not, pick up the spices you need and make your own fajita blend. Store the seasoning in a jar in your pantry and use it anytime you prepare chicken, beef or vegetable fajitas.
Makes about 1/4 cup — enough for about 3 pounds of meat
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika (hot smoked or sweet)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano (Mexican preferred)
Most of the time, you can find homemade fajita seasoning in the Mexican food aisle at your local grocery store. But why pay for something you can make yourself? Making homemade spices is one of the easiest things you can do to spruce up your life.
It’s not very expensive, either. For less than fifteen dollars, you can buy all of the ingredients and make enough fajita seasoning to last for months. And it’s so easy that even someone with no experience cooking at home can whip up a batch.
Here’s how it’s done:
1. Mix together 1 tablespoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl or measuring cup.
2. Add 2 teaspoons of cumin and chili powder and stir until well combined.
3. Add 1 teaspoon paprika, garlic powder, onion powder or dried onion flakes (optional), cayenne pepper (if desired) and mix well again until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed together before using as desired in recipes calling for fajita seasonings!
This is the fajita seasoning recipe I use when I make fajitas, burritos or tacos. I love it because it has a great flavor and you can control the amount of heat by adjusting the amount of cayenne pepper you add to it.
Homemade Fajita Seasoning
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or garlic salt)
1/4 teaspoon onion powder (or onion salt)
1/4 teaspoon oregano leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (start with less, I like 1/4 tsp)
It’s finally time to replace that old container of fajita seasoning that’s been sitting in your spice cabinet (or pantry, or fridge, or wherever you keep spices) since who knows when — thankfully.
I say “thankfully” because this homemade fajita seasoning is so much better than any store-bought blend! It’s zesty and flavorful without being too spicy, and it has just the right amount of salt. Best of all, it’s made with pantry staples you likely have on hand already.
If you’re new to making your own spice blends, I think this is a great recipe to start with. It involves no special equipment, it takes about 5 minutes to make, and the result is infinitely superior to anything you might buy at the store. You can use it right away, or make a big batch and store it for future fajitas (or any other Mexican dish you’d like to add a little extra flavor to).
Since I first posted this recipe back in February, it has quickly become one of my most popular posts. I think that is because this homemade fajita seasoning is so versatile and easy to make. Also, who doesn’t love a good fajita?!
I have to admit, when I was trying to come up with a name for this recipe, I was stumped. You see, we don’t always eat all of our chicken in tacos or as fajitas (although we do most of the time). So what is the best way to describe this homemade fajita seasoning?
Since there has been some confusion over the name, I just want to clarify that this is not a taco seasoning recipe nor is it limited just to use on beef. This can be used on any meat, chicken or fish and works great as a marinade.
