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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!

20 Minute Skillet Blackened Shrimp Fajitas in a cast iron skillet.

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!

20 Minute Skillet Blackened Shrimp Fajitas in a skillet.

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

4.69 from 16 votes
By: Alyssa Rivers
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!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

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

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โ€ขStaub Cast Iron Skillet
โ€ขCuisinart Stainless Steel Chopper
โ€ขUtopia Kitchen Cooking Knives

Nutrition

Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 620mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2194IUVitamin C: 119mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
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About Alyssa Rivers

Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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  1. Surely you don’t serve these shrimp in tortilla’s with the tails still attached. Otherwise- it looks great.

  2. The recipe looks good, but take the shell off the tails. That is really annoying when eating anything other than shrimp cocktail.

    1. 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

  3. 4 stars
    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.

    1. 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

    1. 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

  4. 5 stars
    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!

    1. Chicken and steak sound great! That is so great that your husband loved it! Thanks so much for sharing!! XOXO

  5. 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.