Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken, sliced into strips
• 2 capsicums, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp chilli powder (optional)
• Tortillas, to serve
• Lime or lemon, to finish (optional)
• Salt, 1 tbsp oil

Steps

1. Slice the chicken into even strips so they cook at the same rate.
2. Slice the capsicums and onion into similar-sized strips.
3. In a large bowl, toss the chicken and vegetables with the paprika, cumin, chilli powder, salt and oil until everything is evenly coated.
4. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C.
5. Spread the mixture out in the basket in as even a layer as you can, rather than piling it in — the vegetables need space to char instead of steam.
6. Air fry for 6 minutes, then shake the basket.
7. Continue air frying for a further 8 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through with no pink left and the vegetables have caught some char at the edges.
8. Warm the tortillas while the fajita mix finishes cooking.
9. Squeeze lemon or lime over the chicken and vegetables as soon as they come out.
10. Pile into the warm tortillas while everything is still hot from the basket.

Tip: Don’t crowd the basket — the vegetables need space to char instead of steam.

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Nutrition (per serving)

Estimated from standard ingredient data — actual values vary by brand and exact quantities used.

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