Chicken Fajita Pieces

Spiced chicken pieces air fried with peppers and onion, ready to pile into warm tortillas with soured cream.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 18 min
Total: 33 minutes
Vegetarian
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Nuts
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Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 500g boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets, cut into strips
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • 4 tbsp soured cream
  • fresh coriander, chopped, to serve

Method

  1. Mix the oil, cumin, paprika, garlic granules, oregano, salt and lime juice in a large bowl.

  2. Add the chicken, peppers and onion and toss until everything is evenly coated.

  3. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C.

  4. Cook half the mixture in a single layer for 8 to 9 minutes, shaking the basket halfway, until the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat and the vegetables are lightly charred.

  5. Tip into a bowl, cover with foil to keep warm and cook the second batch in the same way.

  6. Warm the tortillas in the air fryer for 30 seconds each.

  7. Serve the chicken and vegetables in the tortillas with soured cream and coriander.