shrimp fajita recipe

Shrimp fajitas are an easy, flavorful, one-pan meal! Shrimp are tossed with bell peppers, onion, fajita seasoning, and zesty lime juice.

Shrimp Fajitas

shrimp

onion (thinly sliced)

bell peppers (thinly sliced)

olive oil (divided)

lime

tortillas

chili powder

cumin

garlic powder

paprika

oregano

salt

pepper

avocado (or guacamole), sour cream, and salsa

In a small bowl, stir together the fajita seasoning ingredients.

Toss

In a large bowl, add the shrimp, two tablespoons of olive oil, the juice from half a lime, and the fajita seasoning. Toss it all together until the shrimp is well coated and set it aside to marinate.

Cook

Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bell peppers and onions, and saute for 4-5 minutes or until softened and the onions have started to caramelize. Transfer to a plate.

Saute

In the same skillet, add the shrimp and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until they turn pink.

Stir and Serve

Add the bell peppers and onions back into the skillet, give everything a toss, and squeeze more lime juice on top. Serve immediately with tortillas and extra toppings such as sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole.

These Shrimp Fajitas from Delish.com will be your new favorite weeknight dinner. 

c. extra-virgin olive oil

limes

lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined

vegetable oil

bell peppers, thinly sliced

onion, thinly sliced

kosher salt

black pepper

jalapeño, minced

garlic,

Corn tortillas,

cilantro,

cotija,

Meh. I had hoped to impress my family with this dish but it was uninspiring. The flavors were not strong at all, and I even doubled the garlic! Do not wait for shrimp to cook before putting the rest of the marinade in to simmer - it makes the shrimp over done if you do. I would say this is more of a shrimp taco dish than shrimp fajitas. Disappointed.

Shrimp fajitas are seasoned with a zesty homemade blend and come together in under 30 minutes, perfect for busy weeknights.

chipotle powder

onion powder

salt (or

onion (sliced)

sliced bell peppers (red and yellow bell peppers)

tortillas (for serving)

toppings (see notes)

Mix together paprika, chipotle powder, cumin powder, oregano, onion powder and salt in a bowl to make fajita seasoning.

Add half of the seasoning to the shrimp and mix until well coated. Set aside.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large cast iron skillet and add the onions and bell peppers. Saute for 4-5 minutes, until the vegetables have softened slightly. Add the remaining seasoning and mix well. Slide the vegetables to one side of the skillet.

Heat the remaining oil in the skillet and add the shrimp. Cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes until they are pink and cooked through.

Serve in tortillas with your favorite toppings.

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I loved this recipe and spice mix, but I completely agree with others who said this is entirely too much spice for one meal. For the chipotle, I used half chipotle and have chili powder. For the onion powder, I used half onion powder and have garlic powder. 

I probably put 1 TBL of spice on the shrimp along with a TBL of cornstarch and a TBL (or more) of lime juice and let it sit for 10 minutes. I cooked the shrimp for about 2 min a side and removed them to a bowl before cooking the vegetables. Another TBL of spice went on the veggies. It felt like I could have better control this way. 

To get that good fajita steam and create a little bit of a sauce, I added 1/2 cup of water. That's what the cornstarch was for. I will make this again because this spice mix is enough for two more dinners!

I was really happy with all of it but I followed the recipe perfectly and we had way too much seasoning. I am a rule follower so I used it all as suggested and it was not great. Also, I don’t understand why you don’t mix water in with the seasonings and cook it down? We literally ended up with shrimp and veggies with chunks of not cooked down seasonings. It was very powerful and took away from the entire dish. I liked the seasonings used, will just cut them in half and use water to mix them in next time. Not a bad recipe at all, just needs some tweaks.

I think there was way too much seasoning.  It would have been better with half the seasoning.   Had I not been in such a hurry I would have noticed and used less than half.

I just made this - looked great but the seasoning made it inedible- insanely salty between the large amt of salt.  And cumin.   We dumped the whole dish in the trash.

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