Homemade Fajita Dry Mix

It's very convenient to buy the packets of dry fajita mix at the grocery store, but you can make it yourself. I've been making our dry taco mix for several years now.

You most likely will have all of the ingredients to make this at home. I buy some of my ingredients in organic/non-gmo bulk, which saves us money and allows me to have extra on hand to make many other dry mixes homemade. Let me know if you make your dry Fajita mix without the sugar, and if it changes the flavor.

(makes about a 1/4 cup of dry mix)

I use all organic/non-gmo ingredients, and bulk buy some of them, as I make a lot from scratch

4 tsp. Chili Powder ( I buy bulk)

2 tsp. Ground Cumin (I buy bulk)

2 tsp. Paprika (I buy bulk)

1 tsp. Garlic Powder (we use homemade from homegrown)

1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper (use more for more heat)

1/2 tsp or more of onion powder (we make this homemade)

1 1/2 tsp. salt

Optional:

1-2 Tbsp. sugar or brown sugar if your heat seasonings are on the spicy side, otherwise there is no need for sugar

Notes (3/6/2026): will be adding additional ingredients to add more flavor in the next batch, and will try and remember to update the amounts of....

-dehydrated garden grown oregano

-homemade garlic powder (from home grown garlic)

2 Tbsp. = 1 store packet of dry mix

Homemade Fajita Dry Mix © December 2023 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

Comments

Debi said…

I started making our own taco mix about a year ago and we love it. I use it for tacos, burritos, fajitas, beans and have even used it to flavor rice. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

December 10, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Pioneer Woman at Heart said…

Debi, I use my taco seasoning to flavor beef for beef and bean breakfast burritos. So good.

December 11, 2023 at 6:16 AM

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