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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.
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. You’ll also love our Chicken Fajita Casserole.
Air Fryer Fajitas Ingredients
This recipe is rocking:
- Boneless skinless chicken breast (we get ours from ButcherBox)
- Oil – olive or avocado work great
- Fajitas seasoning – we used homemade Gluten-Free Taco Seasoning
- Veggies – sliced onions and peppers (save any extras for freezing onions, drying peppers or freezing peppers)
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 400F 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 165F.
What to Serve With Chicken Fajitas in the Air Fryer
Need ideas to make this a complete meal? Serve alongside tortillas (or Baked Tortilla Bowls), Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice, and Spicy Instant Pot Black Beans, or place on top of Kale Chopped Salad or Instant Pot Steamed Broccoli for a gluten-free meal.
Top with Chipotle Southwest Sauce, sour cream, plain homemade Greek yogurt, salsa, or Avocado Yogurt Dip.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- If using storebought 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.
- If you double the recipe or your air fryer is smaller, you may need to cook in batches. Place finished fajitas in a clean bowl and cover with a plate or tent with foil to keep the chicken warm while the second batch cooks.
- 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 165F degrees.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! The air fryer is great for cooking delicious and fast proteins like chicken fajitas.
To make this recipe part of your meal prep, slice chicken and veggies and marinate them in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. We keep ours in our favorite mixing bowl covered with a washable silicone lid.
For next-level meal prep, I often use frozen peppers and frozen onions that I already have on hand.
Allow the fajitas to fully cool and store them in the fridge in an air-tight container for 2-3 days.
You can microwave them for 1 minute, or put them back in the air fryer at 330F for 2-3 minutes.
Yes! For freezing cooked fajitas, allow everything to cool and then transfer to freezer-safe storage like Souper Cubes.
For freezing uncooked fajitas, prep and freeze marinated but uncooked chicken breasts in Stasher bags, use a vacuum sealer, or other freezer-safe containers.
To cook frozen uncooked chicken fajitas – place the bag in a bowl and defrost in the fridge overnight. Cooking time remains the same.
More Delicious Air Fryer Recipes
- Air Fryer Cornish Hens
- Air Fryer French Bread Pizza
- Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos
- Air Fryer Meatballs
- Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Thighs
- Air Fryer Orange Chicken
- Air Fryer Quesadillas
- Air Fryer Chicken Tenders With No Breading
- Air Fryer Chicken Cordon Bleu
- Air Fryer Egg Rolls
- Air Fryer Pretzel Dogs
- Easy Tortilla Pizzas
- Air Fryer Tofu
- Homemade Air Fryer Pizza Rolls
WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS
One serving has 1 WW Freestyle SmartPoints.
Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts {sliced against the grain into 1/2 inch wide strips}
- 2.5 tbsp fajitas seasoning
- 1 tbsp olive oil {divided}
- 1 cup onions {sliced}
- 1 cup peppers {sliced}
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 400F degrees and cook 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, removing 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 165F degrees when inserted into the thickest strip of chicken.
Notes
- 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.
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place the oven rack on the middle rung.
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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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What type of tortillas are you using to be Whole30 compliant?
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).
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!
You mention parchment paper in list of equipment but not.mentioned in recipe?
It’s optional. 🙂 Makes for quick clean up, but you can also just brush the basket with olive oil.