Easy pork fajitas Recipe – If you love fresh and flavorful pork fajitas, this easy skillet version is just what you need! We use diced pork to make the fajitas, with a good mix of homemade fajitas seasoning, diced onion, and bell peppers, the fajitas come ready in under 30 minutes from start to finish. Perfect for busy nights! Serve this pork fajitas recipe over rice or corn tortillas, and you get a quick, easy, and gluten-free dinner everyone will love. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the pork fajitas
- 1 pound (450g) diced pork meat (we used deboned country-style ribs; boneless pork chops or tenderloin are leaner and work great too)
- 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 oil, divided
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
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Pork fajitas recipe
This easy and quick pork fajitas recipe makes an easy meal with few ingredients. Don’t be impressed by the list of spices involved because you certainly have all of these in your spice rack already. We love serving pork fajitas over white rice, but classic corn tortillas are just perfect!
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Directions
1. To make the pork fajita recipe, add the diced pork in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Give a quick stir and set aside.
2. In a large-sized skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon oil and cook diced pork on all sides until browned. Add the chili powder, paprika, onion powder, cumin, and garlic powder. Stir well to combine and continue cooking until the pork is cooked through and has rendered some of its fat. Remove the pork bites with a slotted spoon to a shallow plate and set aside.
3. Discard some of the rendered fat from the skillet and add bell peppers and onion. Saute until the bell peppers are tender – about 5-7 minutes. Push to the side of the skillet.
4. Push the bell peppers and onion to the side of the skillet, then add the cooked pork back and cook for 2-3 minutes to reheat. Give a good stir to combine pork with bell peppers and onion, then cook for 1 minute more. Sprinkle with red chili pepper fakes, cilantro, and a light squeeze of lime juice.
5. Serve the skillet pork fajitas in tortillas with cilantro and a squeeze of lemon juice. Enjoy! ❤️
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Tips for the pork fajitas recipe
- We prefer adding the fajitas spices toward the middle of cooking because pork needs to be thoroughly cooked, and we don’t want to burn the spices doing so.
- You might want to work in batches to cook the pork and avoid overcrowding the skillet.
How to serve the pork fajitas
These pork fajitas happen to be both gluten-free and paleo. You can enjoy pork fajitas with romaine lettuce wraps or rice instead of tortillas. Feel free to add more toppings to the pork fajitas. Nice options are diced avocado, fresh chopped cilantro, lime juice, shredded Mexican cheese blend, sour cream, Greek yogurt, etc… Also, try the pork fajitas for meal prep because they reheat very well!
How to keep pork fajitas leftovers
You can keep the pork fajitas leftovers for 2 days in an airtight container in your refrigerator. Reheat gently in the microwave or on the stovetop with a few drops of water to loosen the sauce.
More fajitas recipes
- Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
- Easy Chicken Fajitas
- Grilled Chicken Fajitas
- Creamy Fajita Chicken Breasts Skillet
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