Fajitas are a firm favourite in most households. Delicious with a hint of spice, these are a warming meal that is easy to cook, fun to eat and delicious. Fajitas are also filling so it can be easy to make too much and end up wit leftovers. What do you do with those leftovers?
Can You Freeze Fajitas?
Yes, you can freeze fajitas for up to 9 months… But only the filling. You can also freeze the wraps separately for around 6 months. If you want to freeze leftovers, you’d be better off dissembling them beforehand.
Do Do Fajitas freeze well? Yes
Can you refreeze Fajitas? No
How to Freeze Fajitas
When it comes to freezing your fajitas, you do need to freeze the tortilla wraps and the fajita filling separately, as they do not freeze well together. Both of these are easy to freeze, so you shouldnāt have any problems.
How to Freeze Fajita Filling
First, let’s get the fajita filling frozen. Before you do, however, you’ll need to cook it as you normally would, then move onto the following method:
- Cool: Make sure your fajita filling has completely cooled. You should only freeze the meat filling and not any additions such as guacamole, salsa or sour cream. Whilst some of these can be frozen, they would need to be frozen completely separately,
- Portion into Bags: Grab some freezer bags and ladle portions of fajita filling into the bags. You need to have one portion per bag.
- Seal: Squeeze the excess air from the bag and seal it tightly.
- Flatten: Place the sealed freezer bags onto the kitchen counter and gently pat them until they are flat. This makes them a little easier to store.
- Freeze: Label with the date and contents and place the bags into the freezer to freeze. You will need to keep them flat until they have frozen, but once they have frozen, you should be able to move them about the freezer with no problems.
How to Freeze Tortilla Wraps
Once you’ve got the filling in the freezer, you can move onto freezing the tortilla wraps.
If your wraps are unopened, all you need to do is write the date on the unopened package and put them in the freezer. If you are freezing leftover tortillas that have been opened, then it gets a little trickier.
- Layer Wraps with Paper: Cut squares of parchment paper around the same size as your wraps. Use this to layer up the wraps so that every wrap has a piece of parchment placed on top of it before the next wrap is added to the pile.
- Wrap in Clingfilm: Wrap the entire pile in a double layer of clingfilm.
- Bag Up: Pop this into a freezer bag and seal it tightly.
- Freeze Flat: Label with the date and contents and then lay the package of tortilla wraps onto a baking sheet. Put the baking sheet into the freezer for about an hour.
- Final Freeze: Once the tortilla wraps are frozen, you can remove the baking tray from the freezer. This was there just while they froze to ensure they kept their shape in the freezer until they were solid.
Yes, you can freeze chicken fajitas and you can freeze any other fajita types. The important thing is to freeze the chicken fajita filling and wrap individually. Portion the filling into freezer bags, seal and freeze. 
3 Tips for Freezing Fajitas
Now you know how to freeze them, we’ve got our 3 top tips which we strongly recommend following when freezing fajitas to have the best results:
Bag Together
When you have frozen your leftover wraps and fillings separately, grab yourself another larger freezer bag and put both into this. Label it with the meal type and date, and then you have a handy bag with almost a full meal in! This saves you from hunting for the wraps for ages after finding the meat quickly.
Fold Wraps in Half
If you are finding that your tortilla wraps are getting damaged in the freezer, you could try folding the entire pile in half before wrapping it in cling film. This will make it a little more difficult to separate them later on, but it should help to keep them from damage in the freezer.
Keep Them Airtight
The secret to keeping your fajita meat tasting great is keeping it airtight. You can improve the chances of this by getting out as much excess air from the bag as possible before freezing.
If you are struggling, you can pop a straw into the bag, make sure you donāt push it into the filling and keep the straw in the part where there is air. Suck out the air before sealing for an almost vacuum seal result.Ā
How Long Can You Freeze Fajitas?
You can freeze fajita meat filling for about nine months which is plenty of time to use it up. Your wraps can be frozen for a little less time, about six to eight months.
We would recommend you try and keep them close together in the freezer so you can use your leftovers for another delicious fajita meal with ease.
How Do You Defrost Fajitas?
You can easily defrost the fajita filling by taking the bag out of the freezer. Pop this into a bowl and put it into the fridge to thaw out slowly. If you forget, then no need to worry.
You can also defrost it in the microwave or even in a saucepan. If you use this last method, make sure you heat it slowly and stir it regularly to keep it from sticking to the pan.
Your tortillas can be defrosted either by popping them onto the kitchen counter to thaw out or by putting them into the microwave. You could even heat them in a large non-stick pan with a tiny amount of oil.
Pop the tortilla in to thaw out and heat up at the same time. This also helps to crisp up your tortillas if they have ended up a little soggy in the freezer.
Can You Refreeze Fajitas?
No, you shouldnāt refreeze your fajitas if they have been frozen already. This is the same for both the fajita meat filling and the tortilla wraps.
If you have leftovers that have already been frozen, you need to eat them within a day or two of them being defrosted or throw them out.
Do Fajitas Freeze Well?
Both the meat filling and tortilla wrap elements of a fajita do freeze well! You shouldnāt even be able to notice any difference between the frozen and fresh versions of both.
When it comes to the other additions, you may like to add cheese, sour cream, guacamole and salsa. You may need to buy these fresh or freeze these separately for best results.
Related FAQs
If you’ve still got questions about freezing fajitas or fajitas in general, then these may help:
If you have leftover fajita vegetables then you can store them in the freezer. Once cooled, portion them out into freezer bags, seal those bags up removing as much air as possible and then freeze.
Yes, you can freeze peppers and onions for fajitas. The best way is to freeze them chopped up but not cooked. Portions them into bags and then add in a sprinkling of paprika, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper and then they’re ready to go.
