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What to Serve with Fajitas

By Laura Fuentes Updated May 29, 2024

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Are you looking for simple and delicious side dishes to serve with your fajitas? From salsas, side salads, and the world’s best cilantro lime rice, this post has you covered!

With many fajita and taco recipes on this website, you better believe each of them has a great sidekick to turn it into a delicious meal!

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Side Dishes for Fajitas

Whether you’re serving up beef, chicken, or shrimp fajitas, there’s more to turning them into a meal than just beans or tortillas.

Below you’ll find quick and easy sides dishes you can whip up. Just click on the orange button to print the recipe or save it for next time!

a bowl of cilantro lime rice
Authentic Cilantro Lime Rice
5 from 11 votes
Make this incredible recipe, that's just like or better than Chipotle's at home.
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Epic Avocado Salsa
5 from 25 votes
Packed with everything you love about guac, but BIGGER and better.
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Spicy Guacamole Recipe
5 from 40 votes
Grab your chips or load up your fajitas. A guacamole you can make as spicy as you want!
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Blender Salsa
5 from 11 votes
Smooth salsa like the one you get at your favorite restaurant.
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Mexican Cauliflower Rice
5 from 35 votes
An amazing low-carb side dish that adds more veggies and is full of authentic flavor.
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Santa Fe Salad
5 from 25 votes
Make this delicious salad and serve it family-style with your fajitas.
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Black Bean Salsa
5 from 17 votes
Swap the warm beans for this cold and refreshing side that's perfect for warm weather days.
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Cilantro Lime Cucumber Salad
5 from 36 votes
A simple, 5-minute side salad full of fresh cilantro and lime flavor.
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Mexican Veggie Soup
5 from 11 votes
Prepped in 10 minutes, this is a simple and flavorful recipe you can make and freeze for all your fajita nights.
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cilantro lime cauliflower rice
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
5 from 33 votes
Swap the regular rice for this low-carb cousin with the flavor combo you love.
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Spanish Cauliflower Rice
5 from 24 votes
With or without a fried egg, this cauli rice is perfect for turning fajita night into a low-carb meal.
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Oven Corn on the Cob
5 from 28 votes
An easy and mess-free side that's quick and effortless!
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roasted cauliflower
Roasted Cauliflower
5 from 11 votes
Add veggies to your fajita night by roasting cauliflower. Swap the seasoning with taco seasoning and you're good to go!
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Corn & Tomato Salad
5 from 25 votes
Easy, light, and refreshing, this simple salad pairs great with any fajita protein.
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Roasted Frozen Veggies
5 from 30 votes
If all you have is frozen corn or a veggie mix, follow this method for an epic side dish!
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sliced and grilled vegetables on skewers
Grilled Veggie Kabobs
5 from 40 votes
Making fajitas on the grill? Add these veggies!
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Chicken Taco Soup
5 from 28 votes
Enjoy a cup or a bowl of this incredible Mexican-ispired soup.
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Spicy Cauliflower
5 from 30 votes
Love all things spicy? Add these to your fajita night for an extra kick.
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Easy Side Salad
5 from 35 votes
The side salad recipe to have in your back pocket that's anything but plain.
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Roasted Summer Vegetables
5 from 25 votes
Full of cooked veggies and bits of ripe tomato and fresh garlic. This is the best way to cook a LOT of veggies at once.
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These savory recipes are sure to be winners for your next family fajita night!

by Laura Fuentes

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