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20 Minute Skillet Blackened Shrimp Fajitas are such an easy and flavorful meal packed with blackened shrimp, peppers and onion. This classic meal is perfect served up in tortillas with avocado and chopped cilantro!
My life is all about the easy meals lately. Actually with four kids I think it has always been about the easy meals! ? But I love how you can make an amazing dinner that doesn’t require a lot of work and effort and is packed with so much flavor. Fajitas are such a classic meal that are easy to make. You just can’t beat dinner on the table in just 20 minutes!
I used my favorite spice blend for fajitas on the shrimp. It adds so much flavor and blackens the shrimp as it cooks. I also love that this all cooks in one skillet making clean up such a breeze!
I served up my fajitas in tortillas with avocado and chopped cilantro. These are so flavorful from the spice blend that they don’t require a lot. They create such a simple meal that you will put on repeat especially on busy nights!
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20 Minute Skillet Blackened Shrimp Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 medium sized onion sliced
- optional toppings: avocado chopped cilantro, sour cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the shrimp, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, cumin, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a medium sized skillet over medium high heat, add 1 Tablespoon olive oil, bell peppers, and onion. Saute until tender about 5-7 minutes. Slide to the side of the skillet.
- Add 1 Tablespoon olive oil and add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink.
- Serve in tortillas with optional toppings.
Notes
•Cuisinart Stainless Steel Chopper
•Utopia Kitchen Cooking Knives
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Surely you don’t serve these shrimp in tortilla’s with the tails still attached. Otherwise- it looks great.
Haven’t had any of these, cant wait
The recipe looks good, but take the shell off the tails. That is really annoying when eating anything other than shrimp cocktail.
Thanks dear for sharing! This food looks delicious! Want to try all!
Very easy and totally delicious!
These came out delicious!! Thank You
I just found your site. Do you ever post the nutrition information for your recipes?
I like to use skinnytaste.com or myfitnesspal.com for any nutritional information. Hope that helps you find what you are looking for! Thanks so much for following along with me! XOXO
I would Suggest taking the tails off when you are peeling the shrimp. Not good to chew on and might actually mess those nummy fajitas up a bit.
this looks so delish! is this spicy? if so what can i do to make it a less spicy? thanks
This has a bit of a kick with a hint of spice. My kids love it and still eat it though. It has tons of flavor that you will love! XOXO
it looks so good
That was delicious!! Ran out of shrimp so I used chicken instead! Amazing and better than restaurant style!
Is there possibly nutritional information that I’m missing?
I have found the best way to get nutritional info on all of the recipes is through MyFitnessPal.com. You just type in the recipe and it tells you! Skinnytaste.com is also a great resource for healthy and delicious meals and provides nutritional info. Hope this helps! XOXO
All of the dishes l o okay Delicious.
This was great! My husband usually doesn’t like very spicy food, but he really enjoyed this. He said it tasted like we were at a fancy Mexican restaurant. I will definitely make this again and might try with chicken or steak. Thanks!
Chicken and steak sound great! That is so great that your husband loved it! Thanks so much for sharing!! XOXO
This looks really good and I am anxious to try it. The only thing I noticed is that it would be much easier to eat if the tails were not on the shrimp.
hey girl- this looks amazing!