Have dinner ready on the table in less than 20 minutes with this quick and healthy Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas! Perfect as a quick dinner or as an easy meal prep for the week.
What are Chicken Fajitas?
Fajita is a Tex-Mex dish that includes grilled meat that is served on a tortilla. It originated with skirt steak but now they’re served with steak, chicken, shrimp, or tofu! You can cook it with bell peppers, onions, or any vegetable of your choice and serve it with whatever toppings you wish. Popular ones are sour cream, avocado/guac, salsa, and more red onions. You can also eat it “bowl” style if you’re not feeling the tortillas.
So why an air fryer? I love using the air fryer to make my chicken fajitas because it takes less than 20 minutes to make from start to finish. This air fryer chicken fajitas is great when you’re cooking for 1-2. If you’d like to double the recipe, just cook it in two batches.
What You’ll Need To Make This Simple Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
- chicken breasts
- bell peppers
- red onions: if you don’t have any red onions, you’re welcome to skip it. I had mini red onions on hand so that’s what I used.
- olive oil: or cooking oil of your choice such as avocado oil.
- fajita seasoning: if you don’t have premade fajita seasoning, down below is how to DIY.
Homemade fajita seasoning
- 4 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon onion powder
- salt to taste
- optional: cayenne pepper to taste
- optional: pinch of sugar
How To Make Chicken Fajitas in the Air Fryer
- In a large bowl, combine your sliced chicken, bell peppers, and red onions. Drizzle with olive oil and fajita seasoning, toss to coat.
- Add everything into your air fryer and air fry for 15 minutes at 400F, shaking the basket at the halfway point.
- When done, remove with tongs and serve.
Recipe Variations
- you can swap chicken breasts for chicken thighs, just air fry it for an extra 2-3 minutes.
Tips and Notes
- This recipe was tested in the Philips XXL air fryer only.
- To double the recipe, cook in two batches. If the air fryer basket is overcrowded, the chicken fajitas will “steam” rather than “air fry.”
- If you are meal prepping this air fryer chicken fajitas, you can store for up to 4 days in an air tight container.
- You can serve the chicken fajitas with corn tortillas or flour tortillas. Alternatively, eat on its own if you choose.
Ideas of what to top the air fryer chicken fajitas with
- guacamole
- avocado
- salsa
- pico de gallo
- pineapple salsa
- sour cream
- greek yogurt
- lime
Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, sliced into strips
- 3 bell peppers, sliced into strips
- 1 red onions
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp fajita seasoning
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine your sliced chicken, bell peppers, and red onions. Drizzle with olive oil and fajita seasoning, toss to coat.
- Add everything into your air fryer and air fry for 15 minutes at 400F, shaking the basket at the halfway point.
- When done, remove with tongs and serve.
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