Homemade Fajita Seasoning Mix

My recipe for fajita seasoning mix is simple to make from scratch. It’s great for controlling ingredients in your diet, avoiding preservatives, and you can control the sugar and spice level!

If you’ve never made your own seasoning mixtures you are missing out! There’s so much to love about making your own seasonings and spice blends.

Try out things like Recipe for Lemon Pepper Seasoning, Homemade Chili Seasoning, Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix, or Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning Recipe for even more fun, easy, and homemade seasoning blends.

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Fajita seasoning is something that you can totally make at home without very much muss or fuss. It keeps really well in a mason jar so you can pull it out whenever you want to use some and have it on hand.

You can also make a lot more of this homemade recipe for fajita seasoning mix for a lower cost than buying packets in the store.

Plus, it makes Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas even faster to make!

Why make fajita seasoning at home?

If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions you know how tricky it can be to get seasoning mixes that don’t have certain ingredients! This is a great way to keep track of what is in your seasoning.

You can also really control the amount of sugar which is a sneaky addition to a lot of fajita seasoning mixes in the stores.

Preservatives are also a sneaky addition that you don’t have to worry about with homemade seasoning mixes like this fajita blend. There’s plenty of reasons to love making homemade seasonings. Not the least of which is that you can make this as spicy or as mild as you like your fajitas so the flavor is perfect every time.

Spices for fajita mix:

This recipe uses American chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, granulated garlic, and salt. That’s all it takes to get your homemade seasoning mix for fajitas ready to go!

You probably have a lot of these ingredients on hand at home already which means you can whip up a batch of this easy seasoning right away.

This recipe will make 5 tablespoons of mix which is a great amount to have ready to go but you can easily double or even triple the recipe to have a good amount on hand if it’s something you use more frequently.

Find the full list of ingredients, amounts, and instructions in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post. It also has nutritional estimations, shopping links, and more, it’s a great easy to use resource.

What does this fajita seasoning mix replace?

We are making a homemade version of the recipe for fajita seasoning mix that is something like this McCormick Fajita Blend.

I like making mine at home because it’s cheaper and easier. It’s also a great way to be sure that there’s nothing included that will instigate attacks for our allergy sufferers!

How to make homemade fajita seasoning:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir until fully combined.

Store in a sealed jar or dish in the pantry for up to a month

That was easy, right?! You’ll love making your own seasoning blends. Most packets of seasonings have about 3-5 tablespoons of seasoning so keep that in mind when planning how many packets you’ll need to replace.

Tips for the best homemade seasoning mix for fajitas:

Make note that I use American chili powder. Chili powder will vary in flavor depending on where it’s from.

Be sure to grab quality spices for your seasoning. This ensures optimum flavor. Cheaper seasonings often lack in flavor and quality, making the seasoning taste week and lacking.

You can use normal paprika in place of smoked paprika, but I highly suggest smoked paprika as it adds a delicious component to the mixture. 

Fine sea salt is my favorite when it comes to this seasoning, but any salt that isn’t coarse salt is great. Coarse salt might make it too salty, so proceed with caution if using it. 

If you have coarse salt you can always blend it up in a spice grinder for a bit to get it smaller.

Looking for more delicious seasoning mixes and blends?

Try out some of these delicious seasoning mixes and blends. There’s also some homemade dry soup mixes included. Deliciousness all around!

• Recipe for Lemon Pepper Seasoning
• Homemade Chili Seasoning
• Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix
• Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning Recipe
• Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix

Printable Recipe For Fajita Seasoning Mix: