This easy, 5 minute homemade fajita seasoning will transform all your favorite southwestern and Mexican recipes, adding a ton of flavor and a little spice. Perfect for meats, seafood, soups, beans, rice, and more!
It’s true, we have a LOT of Mexican food in this house. We certainly don’t limit our tacos to Taco Tuesday! Anytime I feel like making a quick fajita, taco soup, or burrito all I have to do is reach over into the pantry and generously douse the whole thing I’m preparing in this delicious seasoning – and we’re good to go! No need to take out ten different types of spices and measure out. So convenient!
This seasoning recipe is so easy to mix together and has some incredible flavor! It will give your meats, seafood, or veggies just the right amount of heat, spice, and that bold flavor you want.
It’s my BEST southwestern fajita seasoning and much better than any of the store bought versions you can buy. Not to mention, you won’t get any preservatives, corn, or extra additives in this one. Bonus: it’s salt-free so you can easily use it in any recipe and control the amount of salt in your dish!
I love that it’s a money saver, too. And a healthier alternative to the store-bought packets, so it’s nice to make your own if you get the chance!
How to make homemade fajita seasoning
This 5 minute recipe barely requires any thought! Always good when you’re at an all time low mental capacity from working, cleaning, cooking, meal planning, and doing loads upon loads of laundry. You will just need these very common dry spices that you can easily get at the grocery store. Combine them in a mason jar or spice jar and seal tightly.
- Ground cumin
- Chilli powder
- Oregano
- Garlic powder
- Black pepper
- Smoked paprika
- Dried basil
- Cayenne
- Nutmeg
Ideas for using homemade southwestern seasoning
Having a ready-to-go seasoning mix in your kitchen opens up vast opportunities! Use this seasoning:
- In a Mexican soup, like tortilla soup
- For chicken breasts, thighs, wings
- To season rice and beans
- For steak and pork
- On roasted and sauteed veggies
- On shrimp and fish
- In southwestern casseroles
- In tacos, burritos, and quesadillas
- So much more!
Soon I’ll be sharing some recipes where I use my homemade southwestern seasoning, so stay tuned! It truly is a game changer, so I hope you give it a try and let me know about it below, in the comments.
Homemade Fajita Seasoning
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 4 Tbsp 1x
Description
This easy, 5 minute homemade southwestern fajita seasoning will transform all your favorite southwestern and Mexican recipes, adding a ton of flavor and a little spice. Perfect for meats, seafood, soups, beans, rice, and more!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp ground cumin
- 2 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- In a small mason jar or spice jar, combine together all of the above spices and mix well. Seal tightly. This recipe easily doubles.
- Store in an airtight container and use to season any meat, seafood, vegetables, soups, casseroles, rice and more!
Notes
Recipe makes about 4 tablespoons. It is salt-free, so add salt as needed.
Use about 1 Tbsp per pound of meat or seafood. Use more for a bolder, spicier flavor.
If you don’t like spicy foods, decrease the cayenne to 1/8 of a teaspoon.
Keep in a dark, dry, cool space in your kitchen.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Seasoning
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Mexican, American
This seasoning set off our beef fajitas very well. I used beef strips that I bought at Earth Fare a while back, and they were labeled “fajita beef.” The meat was too thick but did get pretty tender. We usually get chicken fajita at the Mexican restaurant, and next time, I will use chicken, sliced thin. I sprinkled the seasoning over the meat and veggies while they were cooking, so the flavors really got into the food.
I’m so happy you enjoyed them on the beef fajitas!! Yumm! 😊
Using it on chicken fajita quesadillas tonight! So delicious!
That’s wonderful!! 🙂 I’m so glad to hear it!!
I have all of the ingredients and will definitely make this seasoning. I especially like that it has no salt.
I’m SO glad you are planning to try it!! It’s our favorite.