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28 Sizzlin' Fajita Recipes

August 16, 2021

Packed with peppers, onions and the protein of your choice, fajitas are always welcome on the dinner table. These recipes, which include beef, chicken and seafood options, are sure to please on a busy weeknight — or a special occasion.

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Steak Fajitas

Trisha’s sweet-and-smoky fajitas are a great way to incorporate veggies, like bright bell peppers, into meals that even picky eaters will love.

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

These protein-packed fajitas cleverly use a foil-lined baking sheet and broiler to make a quick and healthy weeknight meal with easy cleanup.

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Tex-Mex Shrimp Fajitas with Squash and Zucchini

These Tex-Mex fajitas feature grilled shrimp rubbed with chili powder, chipotle chile powder and paprika.

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Grilled Shrimp-Pineapple Fajitas

Refreshing pineapple chunks, fiery jalapeño and colorful bell peppers take these grilled shrimp fajitas to the next level.

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Chicken and Beef Fajitas

Ree makes a crowd-pleasing fajita dinner with two protein options. Allow guests to assemble their own fajitas by serving the sliced chicken, beef and veggies on platters alongside their favorite toppings.

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Healthy Grilled Shrimp Fajita Foil Pack

The only thing you'll miss in these lightened up shrimp fajitas is that iconic restaurant sizzle sound. Serve them family style and let your guests choose their own toppers. We've provided the classics-cilantro, salsa and avocado-but go ahead and make up your own. (Cabbage and pickled carrots are test kitchen favorites.)

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Sweet and Spicy Flank Steak Fajitas with Peppers and Onions

A honey-jalapeño marinade tenderizes flank steak for the grill as the base for these hearty fajitas. Charred peppers and onions add bulk and flavor.

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Cheesy Scrambled Egg Fajitas

Say goodbye to basic scrambled eggs! Cheesy eggs are paired with sauteed veggies and seasoned avocado for a top-notch brunch or breakfast-for-dinner meal.

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Fajitas in a Grill Basket

Love fajitas, but don't want to deal with multiple skillets and a smoky kitchen? Take it outside! These grill basket fajitas keep all the ingredients separate so everyone can have their favorite combinations without creating extra mess — plus the grill adds a yummy char to everything.

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Chipotle Chicken Fajitas

Chipotle-spiced chicken fajitas are a true one-pan wonder! Season the fajitas with fresh oregano just before serving for a pop of flavor and color.

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Shrimp Fajitas

Enjoy fajitas any night of the week with Katie’s easy recipe. Thanks to your grill and quick-cooking shrimp, you’ll have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

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Skirt Steak Fajitas

Jeff’s five-star meal is guaranteed to be a hit! One reviewer even says they’re “the best fajitas ever.” With tender skirt steak, sweet peppers and a spicy poblano chile, it’s easy to see why.

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Foil-Packet Chicken Fajitas

Bring your favorite restaurant dish home with these personal-sized foil-packet fajitas. They take no time to prepare, clean-up is a breeze and they are totally customizable, so even the pickiest eater will dig in.

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Flank Steak and Rajas Fajitas

Spice up your dinner with Aarón's grilled fajitas. He fills tortillas with strips of flank steak, onions and both jalapeño and poblano peppers.

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Sunny's Quick Sizzlin Chicken Fajitas

Put fajitas on your weeknight menu with this quick and easy recipe. Chicken breast strips get a 15-minute marinade before hitting a sizzling cast-iron griddle and combining with a blend of onions and peppers. It’s all finished off with avocado, salsa, shredded cheese and/or the fixings of your choice.

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Fish Fajitas

Use halibut or snapper for these tasty fish fajitas. While the fish is broiling, simmer pinto beans in salsa for a delicious, fiber-rich side dish.

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Breakfast Fajitas

Who says fajitas are just for dinner? Valerie fills tortillas with egg whites, peppers, onions and mushrooms for a veggie-packed meal that will keep you full all morning long.

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Shrimp Fajitas with Mushrooms and Corn

Stuck in a weeknight dinner rut? Shake things up with this simple, marinated-then-grilled shrimp. We like ours folded into tortillas with corn, poblano peppers and sautéed mushrooms, but you can feel free to use your favorite fajita fillings.

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Citrus-Marinated Beef Fajitas

Homemade queso, guacamole and a refreshing, fruity salsa turn beef fajitas into a party-worthy showstopper.

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Sunny Anderson's Steak Fajitas with Chimichurri and Drunken Peppers

Add a punch of flavor to your steak with Sunny's chimichurri sauce, loaded with fresh herbs and garlic.

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Fajitas

The secret to amazing fajitas? Tender and flavorful meat. For his five-star fajitas, Tyler marinates skirt or flank steak in a mojo of oranges, lime, chipotle chiles, garlic and cumin.

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Chicken and Veggie Sheet Pan Fajitas

Chicken thighs are ideal for cooking on a sheet pan — the dark meat will ensure tender, juicy fajitas that are full of flavor and not at all dry.

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Tex-Mex Pork Fajitas with Peppers and Onions

Spiced pork chops are grilled and thinly sliced and served with charred peppers and onions in tortillas and toppings.

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Grilled Beef Fajitas

Lime-and-cumin steaks are grilled alongside a foil pouch of peppers and onions and served with warm tortillas.

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Chicken Fajitas

Marinating chicken and peppers and onions in a highly flavored marinade and then grilling gives it all the flavor without fat. A spiced creamy yogurt sauce and avocado sauce wrapped in a corn tortilla with fresh cilantro keeps the fajitas healthy and fresh tasting.

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Chicken Fajitas with Summer Squash

Summer squash makes a delightful addition to chicken fajitas — the mild veggie will soak up all the flavor from the garlic, cilantro, thyme and honey.

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Red Curry Marinated Skirt Steak Fajitas

Red curry paste lends a deep, slightly spicy flavor to Bobby’s skirt steak fajitas. Pickled roasted peppers, barbecued onions and an avocado crema complete his restaurant-worthy dish.

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Blackstone Chicken, Steak and Shrimp Fajita

Fajitas are a crowd favorite, so we created this recipe to feed a crowd. Tender chicken breasts, juicy skirt steak, briny shrimp and colorful peppers all get tossed in a chipotle-lime marinade to really amp up the flavor. Everything is prepared ahead of time then goes on a super-hot Blackstone® flat-top style griddle to sizzle away and cook in a matter of minutes. Your guests or family are then free to customize their own fajitas with an array of toppings.

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