Last updated on June 6th, 2018 at 01:44 pm
This DIY Fajita Seasoning is incredibly simple, ready in no time and made from basic pantry ingredients that you can pronounce. Perfect for fajitas, tacos, soups and sauces!
First salsa, now fajita seasoning. Can you guess what the next recipe will be? Chicken fajitas! But you’ll have to wait for those because right now you’re getting the world’s shortest recipe, or at least the shortest recipe on my blog.
A while ago when I shared my Jamaican Jerk seasoning with you, I asked if you wanted to see more spice blends from me, because many times you will comment on recipes or email me and ask me how to make or where to find certain spice blends. Your responses were positive, so here I am with another spice blend which I think should be a staple in your pantry.
This is a really simple spice blend to make with ingredients you’re likely to have in your spice cabinet or pantry. The quantities are smaller because I just made enough to use for the upcoming chicken fajitas but feel free to make as much as you can. Did you know that if you hover over the servings size, a slider will pop up and you can increase the number of servings you want and that will change the quantity of the ingredients to what’s required? Pretty cool feature.
The great thing about making your homemade spice blends is that you can control what goes into them. While I used coarse salt in this recipe, you could actually substitute it with a low-sodium table salt and that would drastically reduce the sodium content. The main ingredient in this spice blend is chili powder. I used a mild chili powder but because I’m using a whole tablespoon of it, I found it just right for me. However, feel free to reduce or increase the chili powder to achieve your desired spiciness.
This fajita seasoning is perfect for all kinds of dishes, not only fajitas, but tacos, burritos, soups and sauces.
If you try this recipe, please let us know! Leave a comment, rate it and tag a photo #jocooks on Instagram so we can see it. I always love to see what you guys come up with!
Fajita Seasoning
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin ground
- 1 tsp paprika (I used smoked)
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Recipe will yield about 2 1/2 tbsp. Store in a spice jar in your spice cabinet.
Watch How To Make It
Notes
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Sue says
February 8, 2019 at 4:19 pmThank you! Thank you! For a recipe without onion or garlic powder. I am allergic to both and although I could just omit them I love to have an actual recipe that doesn’t have them
Cheyenne says
July 28, 2018 at 11:35 amFantastic. Thank you!
Kate says
March 8, 2018 at 5:19 pmWay better than store bought for sure. Thank you!
Sara C. says
July 12, 2017 at 12:06 pmPerfect timing! I was wanting to make fajitas later this week, can’t wait to try it.
Lara says
July 12, 2017 at 10:01 amThis looks great! Is this the amount used for 1 pound of steak/chicken?
Joanna Cismaru says
July 12, 2017 at 10:55 amYeah this is what I used for 1 lb of chicken and 2 bell peppers and an onion, so for just the chicken I’d just use half.
Rita says
July 12, 2017 at 7:38 amInteresting mix……..but would love lower sodium…..any suggestions to change to lower sodium
Joanna Cismaru says
July 12, 2017 at 9:28 amYou could use a low sodium table salt. 🙂
Izzy says
July 14, 2017 at 7:59 amRita; Try “No Salt; Sodium-Free Salt”. I am on a no salt diet and this No Salt is amazing. Tastes like the real salt, but no sodium. The container is white with red and green lettering in the salt section.