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These juicy and flavorful air fryer chicken fajitas come together in under 25 minutes with only a few ingredients. This easy one-pot wonder is a speedy and delicious dinner. 

a bowl of sliced air fryer chicken fajitas with peppers and onions as well as sauce, limes, and other ingredients on a white wooden board.
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If you’re ready to make the easiest dinner around, you’re going to LOVE these air fryer chicken fajitas! Juicy, flavorful, and fast, this tasty one-pot dinner is ready without heating up your entire kitchen.

Win-win!

Looking for an oven-baked version of this meal? Check out these sesame sheet pan pork fajitas.

peppers, onions, tortillas, sliced chicken, and other ingredients on a wooden board.

How to Make Chicken Fajitas in the Air Fryer

I’ll walk you through it with some tips and tricks and photos, and you’ll find a printable recipe card at the bottom of the post with exact measurements and cooking times.

Start by slicing the chicken against the grain and toss with fajitas seasoning and 2 tsp of olive oil.

Brush some olive oil in your air fryer basket and add the chicken. Cook at 400˚F for 5 minutes.

While the chicken is cooking, toss the onions and peppers with a bit more olive oil. Add the veggies to the chicken, stir the whole mixture up, and cook for an additional 8 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165˚F.

Top with Chipotle Southwest Sauce, sour cream, plain homemade Greek yogurt, salsa, or Avocado Yogurt Dip.

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

  • If using store-bought fajitas mix, the 1 oz size envelope will make one batch of these fajitas. 
  • Try to cut the chicken to a uniform size to get even cooking results.
  • If you want to prep the onions and peppers to marinate with the chicken, cut them slightly larger than normal to prevent burning during the longer cooking time.
  • All air fryers will cook differently. The only way to guarantee your chicken is cooked is to use a meat thermometer. Chicken is safe to eat when the internal temp is 165˚F degrees.
a white bowl of sliced chicken, peppers, and onions.
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Juicy Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas (25 Min)

Servings: 6
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 13 minutes
Total: 28 minutes
a white bowl of chicken fajitas
These juicy and flavorful air fryer chicken fajitas come together in just minutes with only a few ingredients. This easy one-pot wonder is a speedy and delicious dinner. 

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Slice chicken breast against the grain and place in a mixing bowl with fajitas seasoning and 2 tsp of olive oil. Stir to combine. (Marinate for up to 24 hours in the fridge).
    2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, 2.5 tbsp fajitas seasoning, 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Brush olive oil on the basket of the air fryer. Add seasoned chicken. Set mixing bowl aside.
  • Set the air fryer to 400˚F and cook the chicken for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add sliced onions and peppers to the now-empty mixing bowl, and add 1 tsp olive oil. Stir to coat veggies in oil, scraping any fajitas seasoning from the sides.
    1 cup onions, 1 cup peppers
  • Add onions and peppers to the air fryer, and stir the chicken to redistribute.
  • Cook for an additional 8 minutes, or until a meat thermometer registers 165˚F when inserted into the thickest strip of chicken.

Notes

  1. Try to cut the chicken to a uniform size to get even cooking results.
  2. If you want to prep the onions and peppers to marinate with the chicken, cut them slightly larger than normal to prevent burning during the longer cooking time.
Oven-baking instructions:
  • Preheat oven to 400˚F. Place the oven rack on the middle rung.
  • Arrange the chicken and peppers/onion mixture on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes and then turn the broiler on HIGH for 4 minutes (watch closely so it doesn’t burn.
 
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 33gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 261mgPotassium: 642mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion
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7 Comments

  1. Timing was perfect on these bad boys! Easy to make and yummy! Thanks for working so hard to get this timing worked out to perfection!!!5 stars

    1. Sadly, there are no tortillas that are Whole30 approved. Within the body of the post, it recommends what to serve with the fajitas to make them a compliant complete meal (I recommend a big salad or roasted veggies).

  2. These fajitas are fantastic! I was a little skeptical that the chicken would come out dry but it didn’t! The flavor was fantastic and everything cooked perfectly! This is going in rotation at my house!5 stars