Meal Prep
Fajita Shrimp Bowls
Fajita Shrimp Bowls are what you make when you want something colorful, smoky, ridiculously easy, and still somehow around 443 calories. You get juicy shrimp, roasted peppers and onions, jasmine rice, and a homemade fajita seasoning that absolutely carries the whole thing. It’s bright, bold, full of texture, and somehow tastes way bigger than the macros would suggest.
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
- Prep Time
- 25 mins
- Cook Time
- 25 mins
- Total Time
- 50 mins
Equipment
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Ingredients
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For the Shrimp & Vegetables:
Homemade Fajita Seasoning:
For the Rice:
For Serving:
Instructions
Prep the Shrimp & Vegetables:
1 large onion, 3 large bell peppers
2 lb raw shrimp
Coating the shrimp and veggies evenly with olive oil.
1 tsp olive oil spray
Make the Homemade Fajita Seasoning & Marinate:
2 tsp smoked paprika, 1 ½ tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, ½ tsp cayenne pepper, ½ tsp dried oregano, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper
Cook the Rice:
1 cup dry jasmine rice
Cook using your preferred method (I love my rice cooker!) with rice vinegar added for flavor.
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Roast the Shrimp & Veggies:
Assemble & Serve:
2 limes
Nutrition
Per servingEstimates for one serving.
- Calories
- 443 kcal
- Protein
- 51.1 g
- Fat
- 3.3 g
- Carbs
- 53.8 g
Full nutrition and how it’s calculated
All values are per serving. Changing the recipe yield scales the ingredients and keeps these per-serving amounts the same.
- Saturated Fat
- 0.63 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 0.85 g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 1.3 g
- Trans Fat
- 0.01 g
- Cholesterol
- 365 mg
- Sodium
- 588 mg
- Potassium
- 1,032 mg
- Fiber
- 4.7 g
- Sugar
- 5.6 g
- Added Sugar
- 0 g
- Vitamin A
- 189 mcg RAE
- Vitamin C
- 138.66 mg
- Vitamin D
- 0.23 mcg
- Calcium
- 210 mg
- Iron
- 4.8 mg
Estimated ingredient cost
$5.67 per serving · $22.66 for this batch
Ingredient costs and assumptions
Estimated US grocery prices for the amounts used, including purchase waste and discarded marinade. Your store, brands, and package sizes may cost differently. Buying full packages can cost more. Price sources and methodology.
Quantities without exact weights use the nutrition library’s portion estimates. Purchase yields are estimates. Separate citrus ingredients are costed independently; reusing the same fruit for juice and zest can lower your cost. Labor, utilities, and delivery are excluded.
- raw shrimp: $18.03
907.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
Authored ingredient weight. Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Frozen Raw Peeled Deveined Tail-Off Small Shrimp · Price checked 2026-09-21
- large onion: $0.27
166.7 g purchased · Editorial purchase-yield estimate: 90% usable; includes discarded peel, shell, or core.
1 onion = 150 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Yellow Onions, 3 lb Bag · Price checked 2026-09-21
- large bell peppers: $2.58
540 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 180 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 pepper = 164 g; USDA SR Legacy household weights used as an approximate physical conversion for the current ingredient profile; nutrition remains from its own mapped record. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Green Bell Pepper, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
- olive oil spray: $0.11
4.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 4.5 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cooking Spray, 7 oz Can · Price checked 2026-09-21
- smoked paprika: $0.17
4.6 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.3 g Four 2 oz jars; full multipack weight is 8 oz.
Walmart: (4 pack) Great Value Smoked Paprika, 2 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- ground cumin: $0.06
3.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.1 g; Editorial ground-cumin estimate: 2.1 g/tsp. Grinding/packing varies; this is not a USDA ground-cumin portion. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Cumin, 2.5 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- chili powder: $0.03
2.7 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.7 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Chili Powder, 3 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- garlic powder: $0.03
3.1 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 3.1 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Garlic Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- onion powder: $0.03
2.4 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 2.4 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Onion Powder · Price checked 2026-09-21
- cayenne pepper: $0.05
0.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 1.8 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Cayenne Pepper, 2.25 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dried oregano: $0.02
0.5 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (leaves) = 1 g; texture=leaves Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Oregano Leaves, 0.87 oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- salt: $0.00
3 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp = 6 g Iodized table salt reference; not a kosher salt price.
Walmart: Great Value Iodized Salt · Price checked 2026-09-21
- black pepper: $0.05
1.2 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tsp (ground) = 2.3 g; texture=ground Ground black pepper reference; cracked pepper may cost differently.
Walmart: Great Value Ground Black Pepper · Price checked 2026-09-21
- dry jasmine rice: $0.59
185 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 cup = 185 g Representative product; brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Great Value Jasmine Rice · Price checked 2026-09-21
- rice vinegar: $0.12
14.9 g purchased · Uses the reviewed ingredient quantity before cooking or marinade losses.
1 tbsp = 14.9 g Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Mizkan Rice Vinegar, Mild Japanese Cooking Vinegar, 12 fl oz · Price checked 2026-09-21
- limes: $0.50
140 g purchased · Whole purchased item: 70 g each (estimated); includes shell, peel, or seeds.
1 lime (large) = 90 g; Editorial medium/large edible fruit and juice-yield estimates. Juiced fruit uses 30 g each; the whole-fruit nutrition profile remains an approximate proxy. Representative product for this ingredient; your brand and package size may differ.
Walmart: Fresh Lime, Each · Price checked 2026-09-21
Make it yoursRecipe notes & meal-prep tips
Macro breakdown
- Protein51.1g45%
- Carbs53.8g48%
- Fat3.3g7%
Per serving · Share of calories from macros
Calculated using 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs, and 9 for fat. Rounding and fiber can affect the listed calorie total.Triple B's Meal Prep Notes
Keep the shrimp and vegetables on separate trays so you can remove each when it is ready. Bell peppers and onions do not always soften on exactly the same schedule as shrimp, and a second tray gives you control without turning this into a complicated cook. It is a straightforward use of the oven-baked meal-prep approach, with the rice cooking separately while the trays are in.
Slice the peppers and onion to similar widths, then distribute the seasoning across the two bowls before spreading everything out. If you are making a milder batch, reduce the cayenne while keeping the paprika, cumin, and oregano. There is no heavy sauce here, so the lime at serving matters: keep the wedges beside the containers rather than cooking them with the meal. Err toward a shorter cook for the peppers, leaving some bite before packing. A long roast followed by another round in the microwave can leave them very soft, even when the shrimp are cooked well.
Remove the lime before heating. For a refrigerated serving, microwave on high for 90 seconds, stir, then heat for another 45 seconds. Use that as a starting point and continue in short intervals as needed until the food reaches 165°F throughout. Stir the rice and vegetables and move the shrimp through the serving at the pause. A splash of water on the rice can help if it looks dry, but there is no need to drown the whole bowl. Squeeze the fresh lime on after heating. This is an easy direction to compare with saucier options in the shrimp archive or other Mexican-inspired meals.
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From the community
I built this as a super light fajita bowl, and it honestly tastes way bigger than the numbers. Easy prep, solid portions, and it keeps me full. Let me know what you think when you try it!