Name: HEALTHY INSTANT POT CHICKEN FAJITAS
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: MEXICAN
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless and skinless chicken breast cut into strips; 2 Tablespoon fajita seasoning (recipe below); Salt and pepper to taste; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 Tablespoon olive oil; 1 large sweet onion, cut into strips; 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips; 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips; ¼ cup unsalted chicken broth; 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes; 1 lime juice; ¼ cup chopped cilantro

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Chicken fajita is one of those recipes everyone loves because it is so easy to make, and it's so delicious but wait until you try it in your pressure cooker/ instant pot.

Instant pot chicken fajitas are easy to make, and the cooking time is shorter than on the stove. To get the perfect fajitas in the instant pot just follow the instructions on the recipe card for fresh chicken a long with the ingredients you'll need to make instant pot fajitas.

Chicken fajita is a variation of the original steak fajita, and here you'll learn everything you need to know to make this recipe, and what to do with your leftover of chicken fajitas in instant pot. If you want to make pressure cooker fajitas using frozen chicken the instructions are below in this post.

Are chicken fajitas healthy?

Chicken fajitas are healthy because we are using learn chicken meat, a lot of veggies like; bell peppers and onion, and the seasoning in this recipe is homemade, so we are cutting sodium, and all the serving options are healthy as well.

How to season chicken for fajitas?

To add flavor to the chicken, we are making our chicken fajita seasoning. You can buy your fajita seasoning or taco seasoning, but most of those have more salt than spices, and for pressure cooker recipes, we need more spices than salt.

I put the chicken strips in a bowl using two tablespoons of the fajita seasoning mix over the chicken strips. I add minced garlic, salt, and pepper to taste, and I allow it to sit until I get the rest of the ingredients ready for the instant pot.

Now you know how to season chicken for fajitas, which leads us to our next question.

How to make chicken fajitas seasoning?

To make my chicken fajita seasoning mix, I use the following ingredients and one easy step.

1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp cayenne pepper or to your taste

In a small bowl, combine the chili powder, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder, cayenne pepper. Store in an airtight jar.

Now we have the seasoning lets jump on the steps to make this recipe.

How to cook chicken fajitas in instant pot with frozen chicken

This instant pot chicken fajita is a breeze to make. Just follow the simple steps below if you want to make the recipe with frozen chicken or the recipe in the recipe card for fresh chicken.

Turn the pressure cooker on to the Sauté setting. When the screen read HOT Add the onion, red and green bell peppers, saute until slightly tender 3 to 5 minutes
Remove the peppers and onion from the pot, set aside. Deglaze the pot with chicken broth
Add chicken, fajita seasoning and diced tomatoes on top of the chicken along with lime juice.
Turn off or cancel the saute setting. Place the lid on the pot and lock it in place. Turn the steam release knob to the Sealing position (or DON'T press the release knob if you have the newest models). Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button (or dial) and the + or - button (or dial) to choose 2 minutes. The pot will take a few minutes to build up the pressure before the timer starts.
When the cooking cycle has finished, let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes. Then do a Quick Release of the remaining pressure by turning the knob towards the Venting position (or pressing the release knob). When the metal pin in the lid drops down, you can open the cover facing away from you.
Add in the previously cooked onion and bell peppers, toss to coat with the chicken tenders.
Serve hot with tortillas or some of your options from this post mention below.

Now I’m going to answer some possible questions about instant pot chicken fajitas.

What kind of onion for instant pot chicken fajitas?

Sweet onions are the most popular onions to make fajita, but you can use the kind you have available.

How to cut the chicken for fajita?

Chicken fajitas are cut in strips to get the same look as steak fajitas.
Since I’m using chicken tender, I cut them in half, but you can leave them whole.

What to serve with instant pot chicken fajitas?

Spanish rice or simple cauliflower rice
Pico de gallo or salsa
Beans
Tortilla and toppings
Guacamole
Lettuce salad
Low fat shredded cheese
Greek yogurt

I serve my instant pot chicken fajitas with a bed of romaine lettuce, cauliflower rice, corn, black beans, avocado and cilantro.

instant pot chicken fajitas bowl — nstant pot chicken fajitas served with cauliflower rice, black bean, corn, avocado and cilantro.

What to make with leftover chicken fajitas meat?

You can make instant pot fajitas soup
Chicken fajita rice
Lentils or beans fajitas soup

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