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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 shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Serve in tortillas with optional toppings.
Notes
•Cuisinart Stainless Steel Chopper
•Utopia Kitchen Cooking Knives
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Question about backened shrimp fajitas. are you starting with raw shrimp and what do you mean when you say cook shrimp until no longer pink?
I like to use cooked shrimp. If you prefer raw shrimp that is great too! Enjoy! XOXO
If you use cooked shrimp how do you warm them up without cooking them more? Thank you
Once shrimp turns pink and feel warm they are good to eat.
We loved these- not too spicy,and quick to make. We had the recipe on a bed of salad as we are doing Keto. Thank you!
Great recipe! The combination of spices is absolutely perfect! I turned the recipe into kabobs and threw them on the grill. They were fantastic and cooking time was fast.
Why don’t you remove the tails from the shrimp? Surely you don’t eat them!?! If someone isn’t used to cooking or preparing shrimp, they may mistakenly believe that the tails are to be eaten.
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