Air fryer fajitas beef, shrimp, or with chicken and a dry rub is an easy meal to make. Add sliced air fryer onions and bell peppers in your Ninja Foodi or Cosori machines.
These low carb keto air fryer fajitas are amazing! Made with a beef dry rub and as many vegetables as you’d like you too can make this easy air fryer recipe for dinner for your family. (affiliate links present)
Table of Contents
- Ninja Foodi Fajitas Air Fryer
- How long to air fry shrimp fajitas?
- Air Fryer Fajitas Beef Time
- How long to cook chicken fajitas in air fryer?
- Ingredients
- Substitutions
- How to Cook Air Fryer Steak Fajitas
- Can You Make Air Fryer Fajitas Vegetarian?
- What goes with fajitas?
- What cut of beef is best for fajitas?
- Air Fryer Fajitas Recipe
Ninja Foodi Fajitas Air Fryer
We will show you 3 different styles we’ve made thus far. Whether you use strips of beef, shrimp or make our chicken fajita tacos, they are high in protein with TONS of flavor. You choose which one you like the best.
You can make this in any brand you have. I currently use an AirWave (seen below), Cosori and Ninja Foodi air crisp. They all basically work the same, the biggest difference is the size of the air fryer basket.
If you love extra crispy food and quick recipes, here are some resources to start with:
- My Favorite models are this Cosori or for a dual machine, the Foodi.
- You can find more Ninja Foodi recipes here as well; bookmark them both!
- It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. this is how to preheat air fryer first.
- Here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
This is just one of many great air fryer beef recipes we love for dinner, but that isn’t the only meat you can make this popular Mexican dish with. We also have made this with strips of beef or steak and both are amazing.
How long to air fry shrimp fajitas?
If you do choose to use seafood don’t buy the precooked type. You want raw so you aren’t basically cooking it twice and drying the meat out. This is a great way to add all the things with veggies too. I mean onions and bell peppers are the obvious ones but you could go well beyond that.
The bag said there were 41-60 pieces in each one so I’d guess there was a total of 100 or so. Only prep for these is to rinse them, remove the tails, lay on paper towels and pat dry so the seasonings will stick well.
Air Fryer Fajitas Beef Time
About 7 minutes give or take how thick your slices are of course. Most want pieces to be as tender as possible. That means you do want pink in the middle. The longer they cook the less moist they will become so stay close and check after about 3 minutes in case yours are thinner than mine.
How long to cook chicken fajitas in air fryer?
About 5 minutes is typical for this meat as well cut into thin strips seasoned well. You don’t really need a meat thermometer since they are smaller in size but the best way to check the insides is to cut in half and if the juices run clear you are good to go. No pink inside poultry is okay.
Ingredients
- Beef cut into thin slices – you could slice t bone or flank steak, any kind really works
- or medium defrosted, precooked shrimp with tails removed
- Olive oil
- Cumin
- Bell peppers and onions
- you can add large chunks of zucchini too
- chopped shallots work well, onions…
- Garlic salt
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Dry Sriracha
- Salt
Substitutions
Fajita seasoning packets can make some of the best dry rub for beef. We’ve made this fajita marinade to soak in a few hours before too. Your choice. Add as much or little chili powder you want for heat.
How to Cook Air Fryer Steak Fajitas
- First, slice meat. Then toss with olive oil
- Then mix your dry marinade together and dump that in to season everything too.
- Mix so all meat is coated well.
- Next add slices of onion and bell peppers so everything gets flavorful throughout.
- Preheat air fryer at 360 for 5 minutes for best results or meat will take longer and won’t get as crisp on the outsides.
- Add veggies into air fryer basket so it doesn’t overlap and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add meat and air fry about 10 minutes has worked well for us depending on how thick our beef strips are.
- Timing will depend on how well done you like your meat.
Can You Make Air Fryer Fajitas Vegetarian?
You could chop up some broccoli, smaller pieces of cauliflower, leeks and leave the protein out if you’d rather too. It is important to have just one layer so everything gets done at the same time. Consider the varieties you are cooking and how long each takes.
What goes with fajitas?
- We serve ours inside small flour tortillas topped with:
- slices of avocado or guacamole
- sour cream
- pico de gallo salsa
- cheese
What cut of beef is best for fajitas?
Rump, skirt, or flank steaks are typically the best cuts of beef for fajitas! Skirt steak is tenderer and more flavorful than flank most people say. It can be cooked well done too without getting too tough.
Skirt steak is a thin long cut of beef from the muscles of the cow. It has a more beefy flavor than flank. To get the tenderest texture it should really only be cooked to rare or medium rare.
Other ways you cook fajitas
- Well we have made Instant Pot fajitas as well and those were yummy.
- In the past we’ve enjoyed sliced crockpot chicken fajitas and now we’re here to show you the air fryer method too.
- We’ve made sheet pan steak fajitas too in our oven too.
- It’s great in our steak fajita cups too.
Air Fryer Fajitas
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb beef, flank or skirt steak is best cut into strips, defrosted raw shrimp, or strips of chicken
- 2 bell peppers, sliced
- 1/2 large onion, sliced
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp chili powder, or more
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1.5 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dry sriracha, or more for more heat
Instructions
- Put your sliced meat into a bowl and pour 2 tbsp of your olive oil on top. Mix together. If using shrimp: rinse, remove tails, place on paper towels and pat dry.
- Combine all your spices in a small bowl and mix together well, then add in with meat and stir to coat.
- In a bowl put in sliced bell peppers and onions with your remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil on top. Stir so vegetables are all coated well.
- Preheat the air fryer to 360F. Place the vegetables in the basket and air fry for about 5 minutes. Then add the meat and cook for another 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. (try to overlap the least amount possible for best results)
- Then serve inside small tortillas topped with sour cream, avocado, etc…
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This was so simple and it made a great weeknight dinner for our busy family.
The meat came out very tender. We enjoyed these fajitas.
I absolutely love fajitas, and it’s great that this recipe includes multiple kinds of proteins! Can’t wait to try this myself, it’s been ages since I cooked fajitas.
So simple yet so delicious and full of flavour. I love how quick and easy these fajitas are to make in the air fryer. Great recipe -thanks!
Made steak and chicken fajitas. Delicious!! Better than any restaurant fajitas. Can’t believe how simple and quick these are to make it!
Oh yay!
This is a wonderful air fryer fajita recipe. The drawback is there’s no juice if you choose to serve over rice.
So simple yet delicious; thank you for a great recipe!
These turned out amazing!! thank you so much!
Yay so glad!!!