16 Best Fajitas Fixins You Can Find at the Grocery Store

Is there anything more thrilling than a plate of sizzling fajitas? In terms of casual dining showmanship, fajitas are up there with onion volcanoes and tableside caesar salads. Now, you may not own one of those little skillets or a matching wooden trivet, but making fajitas at home is still very fun. And the most fun part—if it isn’t filling a dining room with aromatic meat smoke—is deciding how to top them. Here’s our guide to the best fajita toppings. 

Best Sour Cream 

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You can’t have fajitas without a ramekin of sour cream on your little condiments plate. We even have a Mexican crema on this list—perfect for drizzling.

Best Vegan Sour Cream

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If you don’t eat dairy, don’t worry—you don’t have to forgo sour cream with your fajitas. Just pick one of the best vegan sour creams and you’re golden.

Best Greek Yogurt

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Fajitas can be pretty darn healthy if you play your cards right. Greek yogurt is a great low-cal sour cream substitute—cool, creamy, and it even has that nice tang! 

Best Chipotle Ranch 

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Yes, we are suggesting you put ranch dressing on fajitas. No, we are not perverts. We’re talking about chipotle ranch, specifically. It’s smoky and creamy and makes a great topping for fajitas.

Best Salsa Verde 

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Green salsa is tangy and savory and tastes great with grilled chicken or steak. Pick a green guy from this list and add it to your list of fajitas toppings.

Best Red Salsa 

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There’s so, so much red salsa at the grocery store, but we’ve found the best red salsa, whether you like the refrigerated kind or the shelf-stable jarred kind. Might as well pick up some of the best tortilla chips while you’re at it.

Best Corn

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Crack open a can of corn. Mix it with some Rotel. Voila! Corn salsa. Just make sure you buy the best canned corn. 

Best Queso 

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Fact: Everything is better with queso, and that goes for fajitas, too. If you’ve never had liquid cheese as a topping for fajitas, you’re missing out.

Best Refried Beans

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When you’re at a restaurant, do you ever use refried beans as a base for the rest of your fajita fixins? Well, it’s a real pro move. Give it a shot.

Best Black Beans

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Add some fiber to your fajitas toppings with a sprinkle of the best black beans. Some of these come pre-seasoned and they’re realllly tasty.

Best Hot Sauce

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If you want your fajitas to sizzle (your tongue), top them with the best hot sauce. There’s an extra hot habanero hot sauce on this list that’s one of the best fajitas toppings.

Best Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese

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Have you noticed that restaurants never give you enough cheese with your fajitas? Well, pick up a bag of the best shredded cheese for fajitas and use as much as you want for a change.

Best Vegan Shredded Cheese

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Not into dairy? Try one of our top vegan shredded cheese picks, like Violife’s Cheddar Shreds or their Mexican-Style Shreds.

Best Taco Sauce

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Yes, it’s called “taco” sauce, but it works as a fajitas topping, too. We found some really interesting ones in our taste test.

Best Black Olives 

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They’re salty. They’re packed with good fats. They taste great fajitas toppings on fully loaded fajitas. We have some pre-sliced ones on our list to make things even easier.


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The Sporked Staff tastes everything and anything. They are obsessive about groceries and finding the best of any type of food or drink, from frozen fried shrimp to Dijon mustard to gummy candy. And they're always on a hunt for the best new products. When they aren't eating professionally, they're eating recreationally. And often they're browsing grocery store aisles, just for fun.

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  • I found this one https://nusauces.com/blogs/recipes/fajita-inspired-stuffed-peppers I’m not sure if they are on groceries stores, but this is low calories, very healthy ingredients and amazing taste.

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    My request is a list or a picture of all the products you try in a given ranking. Sometimes I wonder if my favorite item lost to the Sporked favorites or if maybe it wasn’t even in the taste test. Seeing what all was tried would clarify that for me personally. But again, love you guys!

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