40 Delicious Sides for Fajitas
Fajitas are a flavorful family dinner to enjoy any night of the week, and this is 40 amazing ideas for what to serve with Fajitas! You'll find some of the best side dishes, drinks, and even desserts! There's something for everyone!
There's nothing better than an easy, flavorful dinner during the week, and it doesn't get better than delicious fajitas!
If you haven't made fajitas for your family, you have to give them a try! The smoky flavor, crisp veggies, and then topped with cool sour cream, it doesn't get better!
The next time you make fajitas, make sure you make a side dish for fajitas that are listed here!
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What are Fajitas?
Served in many Mexican restaurants, fajitas are actually a Tex-Mex dish. Though some may think they are part of Mexican cuisine, they aren't a traditional Mexican dish.
Fajitas are a main dish whose main ingredients include strips of meat with strips of bell peppers and onions. The fajita meat and veggies are usually served in a tortilla wrap with a delicious side dish.
How To Make Fajitas
There are so many different ways to make fajitas. I like making Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas or Sheet Pan Easy Chicken Fajitas. You can also make them in a saute pan right on your stove!
You can use the meat of your choice in homemade fajitas. Cook the meat in a little bit of olive oil in a sauté pan. When the meat is cooked completely, remove it from the pan.
Chop the bell peppers and onions. Place them in the sauté pan with olive oil. Sauté until the veggies are soft.
Add your protein of choice to the pan and mix everything together. Add taco seasoning to the pan and mix all the ingredients together.
Squeeze some lime juice on the pan and serve the fajitas immediately with your favorite toppings.
Different Types of Fajitas
- Chicken fajitas
- Steak fajitas
- Shrimp fajitas
- Veggie fajitas
- Combination fajitas. Use your favorite flavor combinations and make shrimp and steak fajitas or shrimp and chicken fajitas.
What Do You Put on a Fajita?
Just like with tacos, the best part of the fajitas are the toppings! Serve the fajitas in corn tortillas or flour tortillas.
- Sour cream
- Slices ripe avocados
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sliced jalapenos
- Salsa
- Serve the fajita filling with lime wedges so everyone can add fresh lime juice to their own fajitas.
What Goes with Fajitas?
There are a lot of side dishes for fajitas, here are a list of classics that would be delicious with your dinner!
- Rice. A classic side dish for a fajita dinner is rice. Whether it's rice and beans, Spanish rice, Mexican rice, or cilantro lime rice.
- Salsa. You can make your own or store bought is great too! Salsa Verde, Pico de Gallo, mango salsa, or corn salsa.
- Beans. Refried beans are classic in restaurants when ordering fajitas.
- Salad. At a dinner party, a great side dish is always salad. Mexican street corn salad, Caesar salad, or a classic garden salad is always a hit!
- Margaritas! Though not technically a "side dish", fajitas need to be served with your favorite margarita!
Frequently Asked Questions
The difference between fajitas and tacos is that tacos come fully assembled to the table when at a restaurant. Fajitas are made by each person right at the table.
A great way to keep fajitas fresh is to keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. The next day, when you are ready to serve the fajitas, heat them up in a pan or in the microwave and serve them with your favorite tortillas.
If you don't have taco seasoning, simply use 2 teaspoon of chili powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder or onion powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon brown sugar. Mix that together and add it to the pan with the veggies and your protein of choice.
What To Serve With Fajitas
If you're looking for a sweet and spicy salsa, look no further than this chunky Mango Habanero Salsa recipe! The sweet mango and spicy pepper are the perfect combination! And the best part is, the food processor does most of the work for you!
With only 4 simple ingredients and less than 5 minutes, you can make this Sriracha aioli to dip your fries in! Creamy and a little spicy, this will be your new go to dipping sauce!
Crispy, crunchy, and so easy to make, Zucchini Fritte are a great appetizer to make for your family! If you are new to deep frying, this recipe is a great one to try out since it is so simple!
Full of fresh cilantro and lime juice, this Cilantro Lime Aioli is the perfect recipe to keep on hand to jazz up your sandwiches or fish tacos! It's so easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients!
Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Brown Rice is a simple recipe made with only 5 ingredients and ready in just about 30 minutes. This rice is perfect for burrito bowls or as a perfect side dish to your favorite dinner!
Creamy, spicy, and ready in less than an hour, this Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup is full of your favorite Tex-Mex flavors! Using ingredients you probably already have in the house, this soup will warm you on the coldest of nights!
Stuffed with ground chicken and rice, these easy Taco Stuffed Peppers are a delicious and easy dinner. Top them with shredded cheese and they are a satisfying dinner any night of the week.
Ready in 10 minutes and full of spices and tomato sauce, this Instant Pot Mexican Rice is perfect for your next Taco Tuesday! Serve this rice with burritos, fajitas, or quesadillas!
This Vegan Flour Tortilla Recipe is easy to make with just 4 basic ingredients! They turn out soft, fluffy, and bursting with flavor.
This easy homemade whole wheat tortilla recipe is actually a recipe for chapati, Indian flatbreads (they're the same thing!). As perfect with Indian curries as they are fajitas and wraps, this big batch freezes well and is much healthier than store-bought.
Only 4 ingredients and ready in minutes! This easy homemade appetizer is crispy and perfectly seasoned. Serve for Mexican night with salsa, guacamole or make nachos!
This Copycat Five Guys Cajun Fries Recipe is crispy, spicy, and perfectly flavored with our Cajun seasoning blend. It's a healthier version that can be made both in the oven and air fryer.
This recipe for Cheesy Corn + Poblano Rice Casserole is easy to make, feeds a crowd, and is absolutely delicious! It makes the perfect side for serving with tacos, fajitas, enchiladas and any other Mexican food.
Sweet and fruity Agua de Fresa (strawberry agua fresca) is the perfect summer drink for a hot day! Made with only 3 fresh and simple ingredients, and ready in 10 minutes!
Passion Fruit Margarita! A classic margarita on the rocks with a tropical passion fruit twist. Pairs perfectly with fajitas.
Mexican mules are a fun tequila-twist on the classic Moscow mule! Smooth, bold, and bright, this tequila mule recipe boasts a nice hint of spicy ginger, which you’d expect from a good mule cocktail.
Fresh Strawberry Jalapeño Margarita is the perfect easy drink that is a fun twist on a true classic. Made with fresh strawberries and oranges causing this drink to be sweet and paired with spicy jalapenos and tart limes to complete the perfect flavor profile, this drink will be your new summer favorite.
This guava margarita (also called a guavarita) is a unique twist on the classic margarita. It’s the perfect cocktail for Cinco de Mayo, or to serve with tacos or fajitas, and can easily be made for a large group.
Enjoy a crisp & spicy cocktail with your fajitas. A Spicy Jalapeno Basil Moscow Mule has just the kick to make your meal even better.
Cilantro Lime Guacamole is the best guacamole to hit your taste buds. Full of delicious flavor and easy to make, it’s the perfect side dish
This addictive Chipotle Corn Salsa is a perfect accompaniment to any Mexican food. Sweet roasted corn makes a perfect pairing with smoky chipotle peppers.
This salsa fresca is a blend of diced ripe tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice, all mixed together to make a light and refreshing dip or condiment. A quick and easy recipe that tastes so much better than store bought salsa, and always gets rave reviews.
Homemade Queso (Nacho Cheese Dip) with roasted jalapeno is made with evaporated milk to help keep it smooth, even after it cools. Made without Velveeta.
This authentic spicy serrano salsa recipe combines roasted serrano peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro, and lime. It’s a tangy, delicious condiment perfect for fajitas!
This quick and easy Mexican Pickled Red Onions Recipe has red onions and vinegar as its base. It is a popular 5-ingredient condiment in Mexico for tacos, tostadas, tortas, fajitas, and more!
All the best parts of your favorite Mexican street food (Elote) are made simple in this quick and easy Esquites corn salad that doesn’t even require corn on the cob.
This simple taco salad bowl is fresh and easy to make. It will be perfect to serve with Fajitas.
Serve this Easy Rice and Beans recipe alongside your fajitas, without lots of extra effort! It relies on pantry staples to come together effortlessly … in just minutes (you can even prep it ahead)!
Get creamy, Restaurant Style Refried Beans from a Can when you prepare store-purchased refried beans with a few simple ingredients.
These crockpot borracho beans are so easy to make with pinto beans. They’re absolutely delicious after they have been simmering all day.
Mexican Black Beans (Frijoles Negros) are delicious and super easy to make! Made with simple pantry ingredients and packed full of fiber and nutrients, enjoy these restaurant-style black beans with all your favorite Mexican dishes, including fajitas. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free.
Refried black beans are wonderfully creamy. They're also packed with protein and fiber.
Looking for something fresh and delicious to serve with your fajitas? Try this easy homemade pico de gallo! Add it into your fajitas or serve it on the side with chips- it’s delicious either way!
This pozole is incredibly flavorful and full of fresh and wholesome ingredients. It's also surprisingly quick to prepare!
Air Fryer Tostones are the healthiest way to serve up the classic twice-fried green plantains! Made without oil, these air-fried tostones are extra crispy on the outside, but soft on the inside! Starchy green plantains, air fried, smashed, then air fried again. This naturally gluten-free, vegan, and paleo Latin American and Caribbean salty side dish or appetizer is ready in 15 minutes!
Serve up a hearty side of this pinto bean soup with a deliciously creamy texture. It's packed with protein and fiber, and super easy to make using just a few simple ingredients, with no extra dishes to wash up.
These gluten-free, beefy Mexican Meatballs are tender, smoky, and super flavorful. They're served in a delicious adobo tomato sauce. They're the perfect snack, appetizer, or meal!
It's your favorite Mexican street corn on the cob, but cut into much less messy, grabbable, fun, Mexican Corn Ribs! Grilled and spiced then topped with cotija cheese and fresh cilantro, these vegetarian and gluten-free corn "riblets" are the perfect way to use that fresh summer corn!
These fun Margarita Cookies with Tequila Lime Glaze have all the best flavors of your favorite cocktail rolled into a melt-in-your-mouth cookie!
This tart and tangy Mexican fruit cup is topped with tajin chili lime seasoning which makes the ripe fruit pop with unique and vibrant flavor. Tajin on fruit is great as a healthy snack that is kid friendly and adults love it too!
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