The Instant Pot makes short work of Chicken Fajitas with peppers and onions. They’re so easy to make, completely customizable according to your tastes, and super easy to clean up as well!
I love tacos and fajitas. And I love my Instant Pot. So after I made Instant Pot Chicken Tacos, Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas was kind of a no-brainer for me.
When I make a fajita, I make it healthier than a taco. I’m not sure why, but I like to go with lean meat and veggies and seasoning and not much else. For the sake of pictures here, I garnished my fajitas with a little sour cream and guacamole. You can make fajitas diet-friendly, too, if you don’t add a bunch of stuff to them. You can also use low-carb tortillas to make keto-friendly fajitas.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas:
Part of the fun of making fajitas is that you can use anything you’d like in them. Sometimes I make a fajita bar and let everyone build their own. Below is the “staple” list of what I use:
- chicken breast – This will be the base of your fajitas – cut them into strips the way that you like them. I make them 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide.
- fajita or taco seasoning – Use your favorite brand. You can also use homemade seasoning for fajitas.
- bell peppers – any color you wish works. I prefer red, orange, and yellow to get lots of vibrant colors and flavors
- onion – I like red onion, but you can use white or yellow if that’s what you have on hand.
- cheese – I love my fajitas with Colby Jack cheese, but you can use any type that you like or omit it altogether.
- tortillas – I prefer to use flour tortillas for instant pot fajitas but you can use any type that you like, including gluten-free tortillas. You can also skip the tortilla altogether and serve fajita toppings with rice to make an instant pot chicken fajita bowl.
Full ingredient quantities can be found in the printable recipe card below.
Garnishes:
- refried beans
- lime
- cilantro
- hot sauce
- sour cream
- guacamole
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The directions for Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas with peppers and onions are simple:
- Season the chicken and add to the Instant Pot. Using the saute function, brown the chicken strips slightly.
- Place the onions and peppers into a steamer or a heat safe bowl. I use the Instant Pot Silicone Steamer Basket. Add the chicken, water, and seasoning to the bottom of the Instant Pot.
Place a trivet on top of the chicken and set the steamer with the peppers and onions on top. I use this wire egg rack that I got on Amazon. It acts as an egg rack, but also a high trivet that allows you to use your Instant Pot for entire meals in one pot.
Using the manual function, set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 6 minutes. Natural pressure release. - Remove everything from the Instant Pot and serve by filling warmed tortillas with meat, peppers, and optional garnishes like lime, cilantro, and hot sauce.
- Enjoy immediately.
FAQ:
Honestly, this is a tough question to answer, because it depends on who you ask. Fajitas are fajitas because of a certain cut of meat. However, Americans have been known to put any cut of meat they feel like inside a fajita or a taco and to use the term interchangeably.
That depends entirely on whatever onion you like the best. I prefer to use red onions in my fajitas, but if you like white or yellow, there are no rules saying you can’t use that type. Use whatever you have on hand.
The easiest way to warm soft tortilla shells is in the microwave. Stack them up and cover them with a damp paper towel. Microwave for about a minute. Adjust time as necessary depending on how many tortillas you’re trying to warm. You can also buy a specific tortilla warmer to do the job.
It can be! You can do it two ways. Either prep the chicken, peppers and onions and freeze them seperately, or pressure cook them and freeze them together. Save the tortilla, toppings, and garnishes for serving.
Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas With Peppers and Onions Variations:
There are so many ways you can vary this recipe – starting with the fillings and toppings. Peppers and onions are only the tip of the iceberg. You can use different meats – steak fajitas are amazing. You can also add some hot peppers in there to give your fajitas a little kick. For garnish, lemon juice, cheese, olives, diced tomatoes, and sour cream are all popular options.
Pairings:
You can serve Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas with rice, with pico de gallo salsa, or with any Mexican or Spanish side dish. If you really want to change things up, omit the tortilla, add some chicken broth and salsa, and enjoy this recipe as chicken fajita soup! Because this recipe is so customizable, whatever way you make them, they’re sure to be the best instant pot chicken fajitas ever.
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Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas
Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas are so easy to make and spice up dinner any night of the week. Move over Taco Tuesday, let's celebrate Fajita Friday1
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast, cut into strips
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp taco or fajita seasoning
- 3 bell peppers, sliced into strips
- 1 onion, sliced into strips
- 8 flour tortillas
Instructions
- Using the saute function, brown the chicken strips slightly.
- Place the onions and peppers into a steamer or a heat-safe bowl. I use the Instant Pot Silicone Steamer Basket.
- Add the chicken, water, and seasoning to the Instant Pot.
- Add the peppers to the bowl with the onions.
- Place a trivet on top of the chicken and place the bowl with the peppers and onions on top.
- Using the manual function, set the Instant Pot to high pressure for 6 minutes.
- Natural pressure release.
- Remove everything from the Instant Pot and serve it in a tortilla with optional garnishes like lime, cilantro, and hot sauce.
Notes
- When browning the chicken strips, don't overcook it. Partially cooking the chicken adds flavor and makes it so that the peppers and chicken are done at the same time.
- Feel free to change up the toppings any way you like. The beauty of these fajitas is that you can have them exactly how you want them.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 750Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 784mgCarbohydrates: 66gFiber: 5gSugar: 4gProtein: 81g
Nutrition information may not be accurate.
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