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Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas

Published: Apr 17, 2023 by Terri Gilson · Modified: Apr 27, 2023 · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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a blue plate with a fajita wrap and rice, then a tray of fajita mix, tortillas, rice and a Ninja foodi air fryer in the background

Air Fryer Fajitas are a scrumptious and healthy meal that is perfect for anyone looking for a low carb and low-calorie option. This delicious meal is also WW friendly (4 ww points), and also makes a great meal prep item!

air fryer fajitas in a wrap, on a blue plate with rice, salsa and a wedge of lime

These air fryer chicken fajitas are popular any time of the year and make a great busy weeknight meal or dinner for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations!

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  • 🥘Ingredients
  • 🔪Instructions
  • 🎥 Video
  • 📖Variations & Substitution
  • 🥗 Side Dishes
  • 🍽Equipment
  • 🌡️Storage
  • 👪 Serving Size
  • 🔢WW Points
  • 🦺Food safety
  • ❔ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
  • 📋 Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Cooked fajita filling on a black platter with salsa and lime wedges, as well as rice and tortillas in the background

🥘Ingredients

This Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas recipe requires just a handful of simple ingredients, including boneless chicken breasts, fajita spice mix, tortillas, bell peppers, lime juice, and olive oil. The chicken and vegetables are cut into strips, then mixed with the spice mix, lime juice, and oil.

You use less oil than if you were cooking in a skillet on the stovetop, while keeping the chicken and vegetables moist.

ingredients in air fryer fajitas in glass dishes, labelled
Ingredients in air fryer fajitas
  • 4 medium chicken breasts
  • 1 - 24 g package of fajita seasoning mix
  • 6 tortillas (10 inch)
  • 3 bell peppers (mixture of colors)
  • 1 lime (juiced)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ - of a large red onion
  • Garnish: additional lime wedges

🔪Instructions

Prep: Cut onion into rounds, then in half, and separate, then slice peppers. Cut chicken into strips.

HINT: Don't cut your peppers or onions too thin or they will burn!

chicken, peppers, onions, fajita spices, oil and lime juice in a bowl

Toss chicken strips, onions, peppers spice mix, lime juice (juice of 1 whole lime), and olive oil in a large bowl.

air fryer fajita ingredients in a glass bowl with a black spatula

Mix until the chicken and vegetables are fully coated.

Fajita filling mixture added to drawer of air fryer

Add mixture to air fryer drawers or baskets.

*I keep the grates in the air fryer

air fryer fajitas in drawers being shaken/stirred at each 5 minute interval

Set the air fryer to 390 degrees F (198 degrees C). Cook for 15 - 20 minutes, stopping at every 5-minute interval to shake or stir.

It will be ready when chicken pieces are cooked through and no longer pink (reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F/ 74 degrees C) and vegetables are tender.

*Pour back into a clean large mixing bowl and pour any juices (from the bottom of the air fryer drawer back in) while holding the grates

*Squirt on some additional lime juice, if desired.

To make air fryer chicken fajita wraps:

HINT: Warm your tortillas in the microwave for 10 seconds - this makes them easier to wrap

filling add to center of the tortilla

Add filling to the middle of the warm tortilla and you add a little sauce etc here as well (salsa, sour cream, cilantro, guacamole or squirt some fresh lime)

tortilla with filling and one side folded over

Fold the tortilla over on one side, (over the filling in the middle)

tortilla folded over on one side and from the bottom

Fold the tortilla up from the bottom.

tortilla wrapped up on a blue plate

Keep rolling over (from the folded side, while you keep the bottom tucked in) until it's completely folded over. *You can put a toothpick in it to make it stay together or fold it so it will stay together. You could also wrap it with wax paper, as in video below

*See video below

hand holding up a chicken fajita wrap over a blue plate with salsa

Serve with rice, Mexican corn or a side salad.

🎥 Video

How to wrap a fajita

📖Variations & Substitution

  • Toppings/Fillings: lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, queso fresco, salsa or Homemade Pico de Gallo, sour cream, olives, fresh cilantro, jalapenos, refried beans, guacamole, or avocados
  • Gluten-free - instead of flour tortillas, use corn tortillas and gluten-free fajita mix to make this gluten-free
  • Peppers - I use a combination of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers, but you could also use green bell peppers as well
  • Fajita seasoning - you can use a store-bought fajita seasoning mix or make your own fajita seasoning
  • Spicy - add a little chili powder, crushed red pepper flakes or an additional ½ teaspoon cayenne while cooking to imbue heat into the dish, or add banana peppers or jalapenos to the wrap

🥗 Side Dishes

  • Spanish rice
  • Healthy Mexican Street Corn (Elote) (shown below)
  • Rice
  • Garden salad
mexican street corn piled on white platter

If you're looking for the perfect dessert to accompany this meal, give my Coconut Lime Tres Leches Cake a try!

coconut tres leches cake on a black plate with a fork, with a whole cake in the background


🍽Equipment

For these easy air fryer chicken fajitas, you will need an air fryer and silicone tipped tongs (affiliate links), so you don't scratch the inside surface of your air fryer. I would also recommend a good-quality instant-read thermometer. (affiliate link). It's great for everything food related!

If you're looking for a new air fryer (or don't yet have one) be sure to check out my What to look for in an air fryer article!

🌡️Storage

Store the fajita filling separately from the dry ingredients (tortillas) in an airtight container in the fridge. The tortillas can be stored at room temperature.

You can freeze both the fajita mix and the tortillas separately for up to 3 months.

a blue plate with a fajita wrap and rice, then a tray of fajita mix, tortillas, rice and a Ninja foodi air fryer in the background

👪 Serving Size

This air fryer chicken fajita recipe makes 6 servings. However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by clicking on the blue serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like. The ingredient quantities will automatically adjust.

🔢WW Points

This easy dinner is Weight Watchers friendly @ 4 WW points per fajita. But be sure to add in the points for any point-value toppings you use.

🦺Food safety

  • Cook chicken breast to an internal minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
  • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
  • Wash hands after touching raw meat
  • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
  • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove
  • Never leave cooking food unattended

    See more guidelines at USDA.gov 

❔ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

At what temperature is chicken done in air fryer?

Chicken is ready when it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit (74 degrees C). For accuracy, use a good-quality instant-read meat thermometer.

Do you cut chicken fajita meat before cooking?

Yes, cutting your chicken into strips for fajitas allows for even cooking.

So if you are looking for an easy and light dinner, you will LOVE this chicken fajitas! and It's a healthy meal that the whole family can enjoy. See the bottom of the post for more easy air fryer recipes!

air fryer fajitas in a wrap, on a blue plate with rice, salsa and a wedge of lime
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📋 Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas are an easy, scrumptious and healthy meal that is perfect for anyone looking for a low-carb, low-calorie and WW friendly option. This recipe makes a great weeknight meal and is ideal for your Cinco de Mayo celebrations!
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Course: dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: air fryer, chicken, chicken breast, fajitas
Special Diet: Weight Watchers
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 346kcal
Author: Terri Gilson
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Equipment

air fryer
tongs
and orange Thermapen - Mk4 thermometer
instant read thermometer

Ingredients

  • 4 medium chicken breasts
  • 24 g - pkg fajita spice mix
  • 6 tortillas (10 inch)
  • 3 bell peppers (mixture of colors)
  • 1 lime (juice of)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ - of a large red onion

Garnish

  • lime wedges
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Instructions

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  • PREP: Cut onion into rounds, then in half and separate and slice peppers. Cut chicken into strips.
    HINT: Don't cut your peppers or onions too thin or they will burn!
  • Toss sliced chicken, onions, peppers, spice mix, lime juice and oil in a large bowl.
    chicken, peppers, onions, fajita spices, oil and lime juice in a bowl
  • Mix until the chicken and vegetables are fully coated.
    air fryer fajita ingredients in a glass bowl with a black spatula
  • Add to air fryer drawers or baskets. *I keep the trays/grates in
    Fajita filling mixture added to drawer of air fryer
  • Set on 390 degrees F (198 degrees C). Cook for 15 - 20 minutes, stopping at 5 minute interval to shake or stir.
    air fryer fajitas in drawers being shaken/stirred at each 5 minute interval
  • It will be ready when chicken pieces are cooked through and no longer pink (reach internal temperature of 165 degrees F/ 74 degrees C) and vegetables are tender.

How to fold a fajita

  • Add filling to the middle of the tortilla and add a little bit of the sauces etc. here as well (salsa, sour cream, cilantro, guacamole or squirt some fresh lime)
    filling add to center of the tortilla
  • Fold the tortilla over on one side, (over the filling in the middle)
    tortilla with filling and one side folded over
  • Fold tortilla up from the bottom
    tortilla folded over on one side and from the bottom
  • Keep rolling over (from the folded side, while you keep the bottom tucked in) until it's completely folded over
    tortilla wrapped up on a blue plate
  • Serve with toppings like salsa, sour cream, fresh cilantro, guacamole, with rice or Mexican corn
    air fryer fajitas in a wrap, on a blue plate with rice, salsa and a wedge of lime

Notes

*Please see post contents for important recipe information, substitutions and tips!
Nutrition Facts
📋 Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 wrap)
Calories 346 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 96mg32%
Sodium 464mg20%
Potassium 702mg20%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 37g74%
Vitamin A 1911IU38%
Vitamin C 80mg97%
Calcium 96mg10%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1wrap | Calories: 346kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 27g (9%) | Protein: 37g (74%) | Fat: 9g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 96mg (32%) | Sodium: 464mg (20%) | Potassium: 702mg (20%) | Fiber: 4g (17%) | Sugar: 5g (6%) | Vitamin A: 1911IU (38%) | Vitamin C: 80mg (97%) | Calcium: 96mg (10%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
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