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!
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
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.
- 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!
Toss chicken strips, onions, peppers spice mix, lime juice (juice of 1 whole lime), and olive oil in a large bowl.
Mix until the chicken and vegetables are fully coated.
Add mixture to air fryer drawers or baskets.
*I keep the grates in the air fryer
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
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)
Fold the tortilla over on one side, (over the filling in the middle)
Fold the tortilla up from the bottom.
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
Serve with rice, Mexican corn or a side salad.
🎥 Video
📖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
If you're looking for the perfect dessert to accompany this meal, give my Coconut Lime Tres Leches Cake a try!
🍽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.
👪 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
❔ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
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 Chicken Fajitas Recipe
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
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.
- Mix until the chicken and vegetables are fully coated.
- Add to air fryer drawers or baskets. *I keep the trays/grates in
- Set on 390 degrees F (198 degrees C). Cook for 15 - 20 minutes, stopping at 5 minute interval to shake or stir.
- 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)
- Fold the tortilla over on one side, (over the filling in the middle)
- Fold tortilla up from the bottom
- Keep rolling over (from the folded side, while you keep the bottom tucked in) until it's completely folded over
- Serve with toppings like salsa, sour cream, fresh cilantro, guacamole, with rice or Mexican corn
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