Easy Fajita Vegetables made in the cast iron skillet with a homemade Mexican Seasoning in just 15 minutes. The perfect fiber rich side dish for your favorite fajita recipes.
Serve these fajita veggies along with your favorite recipes like Skinny Carne Asada, Mexican Shrimp Burrito Bowl, Chili Honey Lime Shrimp or Honey Chili Salmon Bake. They’re the perfect, colorful side dish!
Fajita Vegetables
Fajita Vegetables are a quick and easy side dish we make with all of our latin themed recipes. With tender crisp vegetables and lean proteins you can add a lot of flavor, crunch (those red onions even pop with crisp and juicy textures).
Every weekend we work with base recipes around here to prepare for the upcoming week. I roast vegetables, grill vegetables (if the weather permits) and cook off a bunch of them in the cast iron skillet to bulk up our meals throughout the week.
These fajita vegetables are an easy prep recipe because the peppers and onions taste great even when made ahead of time and we end up using them throughout the whole week for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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My favorite secret to make these fajita veggies look a little more like a fancy restaurant? I use the mini bell peppers that come in the bag so the strips are smaller and sized more similarly to the red onion slices. This also allows for a faster cook time.
Yes, the mini bell peppers are going to be marginally more work to prep and slightly more expensive, but if you’re hosting a dinner these fajita veggies will look and taste fantastic served along side them.
Recipes that use fajita veggies:
- Your favorite fajitas, burritos, burrito bowls, tacos, nachos, quesadillas or taco salads.
- Omelets, chilaquiles, breakfast scramble plates and any other breakfast favorites.
- Seasoned pasta recipes like taco pasta or even cajun pasta recipes.
- Your favorite sandwiches *these are amazing in grilled chicken sandwiches*
Vegetables included in Fajita veggies:
- bell peppers of all varieties
- red onions (my favorite), yellow onion, green onions
- thinly sliced jalapenos or pasilla peppers
- thinly sliced portabello mushrooms
- quartered roma tomatoes
- cilantro
How to make Fajita Vegetables:
The classic way is to use a cast iron skillet or griddle to sear the vegetables quickly while keeping them tender-crisp. You can also roast them off on a sheet pan at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes or use a grill pan on your grill to cook them over medium heat.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 bell peppers thinly sliced - any color
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoons chili powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- Add the canola oil to a cast iron skillet on high heat.
- Add the vegetables and garlic and let cook for 3 minutes before stirring, then an additional 2 minutes.
- Add in the spices and stir.
- Remove from the heat and serve with your favorite latin foods.
Love the tip of using the mini bell peppers!
I tried it and it was delicious!! It taste just like you ordered from a restaurant.
I make these all the time for dinner! It’s so good!
Healthy means I can eat more, right?
These look so good! Love all those veggies!
Hi, would the instructions be the same for a regular frying pan on stove top?
Love the colors! I would eat these as a whole meal 🙂
Such a gorgeous side! Like you say, so many great ways to incorporate these veggies into other dishes. So pretty, too!
1 smart point but how many freestyle smart points
Marlene, I calculate smart points using the freestyle system, so it is 1 freestyle smart points. 🙂
How many servings in this recipe?
I was able to get 6 servings out of this recipe.
Can you please give me advice about preparing bell peppers and onions for fajitas to serve 50 people? Should I roast them on pans and how far ahead of the big day can I cook them and refrigerate or freeze. Any advice appreciated. I’m trying to do everything I can ahead to lessen the time and effort on the actual day.
“Add the canola oil to a cast iron skillet on high heat”. This step resulted in a FIRE! I did not even have time to add the vegetables!
I’m not sure that’s an issue with the recipe? I’ve done it numerous times with no issue, but please be careful!
delicious
So amazing! I use the spice mixture on all my Mexican dishes now.
Wonderful! I am so glad you like the recipe!
Could you add the nutritional information to this recipe?
Hi Sabrina, Easy Fajita Vegetable recipe is now my go to recipe. My daughter and Granddaugher love the sautéed peppers. Thank you for sharing.