This air fryer dinner recipe is done in 30 minutes, and is so flavorful! You will love these air fryer chicken fajitas for an easy weeknight meal.

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Who doesn’t love an easy air fryer chicken dinner?

A 30-minute air fryer dinner? Sign me up. These chicken fajitas are super flavorful and so easy to whip up on the nights when you don't want to cook anything.

This is a low-carb air fryer dinner. Trying to keep it low in carbs but high in flavor? This is totally the low-carb air fryer meal you want.

It’s a great meal prep recipe! Fajitas make for great leftovers, so this recipe is perfect if you're looking for a new meal prep recipe.

Can you make chicken fajitas in the air fryer?

Yes! You absolutely can make chicken fajitas in the air fryer. They are so easy to make.

Ingredients

Here's everything you need to make these air fryer fajitas.

Bell Peppers. You can use whatever color bell pepper is your favorite, I like to make fajitas as colorful as possible!

Onion. Just a basic yellow or sweet onion will work!

Chicken Breast. I prefer making these with thinly sliced chicken breast!

Homemade Fajita Seasoning. Making homemade fajita seasoning is far easier than you think!

The best homemade fajita seasoning.

You absolutely do not need to go out and buy fajita seasoning, I bet you probably have everything you need in your spice cabinet.

• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• ½ lime

How to slice onions for fajitas.

Here's a step-by-step tutorial of how to slice onions for fajitas.

1. Take your onion and slice off the non-root end (the root is the hairy side) and give yourself a stable base for step 2.
2. Take your onion and slice it in half from root to end, aka have the hairy side up and slice the onion in half right through to the flat end.
3. Peel off the onion skin and chop off the root (aka the hairy end)
4. Slice perpendicular to the ends.
5. That's it!

How to slice bell peppers for fajitas

Here's how I slice bell peppers for fajitas.

1. Slice the bell pepper directly in half. Take the stem and the seeds out.
2. Slices each half in half.
3. Now take each piece and slice it into smaller strips.

How long to cook chicken fajitas in an air fryer?

Depending on the thickness of your chicken strips, anywhere from 15 - 20 minutes!

How to tell if chicken is cooked through?

You can slice it and see whether there's any pink, or you can use a meat thermometer. Chicken needs to be cooked to 165F.

What to serve with chicken fajitas?

Homemade Mexican rice is never a bad idea to serve with fajitas. With Mexican rice, I always love a side of refried beans. In terms of toppings for your fajitas, this is my family's go-to restaurant-style salsa that we make all the time. I also love this corn and avocado salsa!

Best way to store leftover chicken fajitas?

You can store them in the fridge in an airtight food container for 4-5 days after you make them. I love these Ello food storage containers.

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