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The Best Homemade Fajita Seasoning Recipe
Skip the foil packet. This homemade fajita seasoning is small-batch, no-filler, and built on Peppa-Reeka and Onion Powder for sizzling, restaurant-style fajitas at home.
Why homemade fajita seasoning wins
Store-bought fajita packets lean on anti-caking agents, maltodextrin, and a heavy hand of sodium to mask thin, stale spices. A homemade blend takes a minute, costs less, and lets the meat and peppers actually taste like themselves.
Store-bought packet
- • Fillers and anti-caking agents
- • High sodium per serving
- • Stale, pre-ground spices
- • Same flat flavor every time
Homemade with Flavor Factory
- • Small-batch, fresh-ground spices
- • You control the salt and heat
- • No maltodextrin, no fillers
- • Smoky, paprika-forward depth
The recipe
Makes about 3 tablespoons — enough for 1.5 lb of chicken, steak, shrimp, or peppers and onions.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Peppa-Reeka — smoky pepper-and-paprika base
- 1 tbsp Onion Powder — small-batch, no fillers
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional, for heat)
Method
- 1. Combine everything in a small jar.
- 2. Seal and shake until evenly blended.
- 3. Toss 1.5 lb sliced chicken, steak, shrimp, or peppers + onions with 1 tbsp oil, a squeeze of lime, and 2–3 tablespoons of the blend.
- 4. Sear in a screaming-hot cast-iron pan until charred at the edges.
- 5. Store leftover seasoning sealed at room temp for up to 3 months.
Why these two blends
A fajita seasoning recipe lives or dies on smoke and savory depth. Peppa-Reeka brings the paprika-forward backbone restaurant fajitas are built on. Onion Powder adds the slow-cooked sweetness that makes a quick sear taste like it simmered all afternoon.
Quick tips
- • Marinate 20 minutes with lime juice and oil before searing for max flavor.
- • Cast iron, screaming hot — char is the whole point.
- • Works on shrimp, portobellos, and sheet-pan veggies too.
- • Double the batch and keep a jar by the stove.