Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas
Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas make for one easy yet tasty meal. Juicy, tender, and flavorful chicken cooked with fresh and crisp bell peppers and onions. Perfect weeknight meal as it comes together in no time. Also great for meal prep.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 lbs chicken breasts (boneless skinless)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (divided)
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 1.5 tsp pink sea salt
- 2 tbsp lime juice (divided)
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 multi-colored bell peppers
Instructions
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Start by prepping all your ingredients. Pat dry chicken breasts and cut them into small bite size strips. Place them in a mixing bowl. Julienne bell peppers and onions and place in a separate mixing bowl. In a small mixing bowl, combine ingredients for fajita seasoning; Chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, oregano, and pink sea salt. Mix spices and herbs until well blended.
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Drizzle half of the olive oil over chicken and the other half over fajita veggies. Sprinkle chicken with half of fajita seasoning blend and fajita veggies with the other half. Give both chicken and veggies a good toss making sure each is well coated with oil and seasoning. Drizzle chicken with 1 tbsp lime juice and fajita veggies with the other tbsp lime juice. Give each a good toss once again.
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Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot. Add chicken in making sure it is well spread throughout the bottom of the pot. Leave as much room between chicken as possible making sure it's not too crowded. You want the chicken strips to be more spread out and not stacked up on top of each other too much. Add in fajita veggies placing them right over chicken. Chicken strips should be completely covered with veggies.
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Place lid on Instant Pot and close tightly placing steam valve on sealed. Set Instant Pot on Pressure Cook or Manual setting. Set on high and set timer for 6 minutes. It will take a few minutes for pressure to build up. About 10 minutes or so. Then timer will start counting down from there. Once timer goes off, turn steam valve to quick release pressure. Do this part very carefully.
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Open Instant Pot, use tongs to remove chicken fajitas and place them in a serving bowl. Leave broth behind and try to transfer as little broth as possible.
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Serve while fajitas are still warm over tortillas or rice for fajita bowls. Top with your favorite toppings such as fresh cilantro, avocado or guacamole, sour cream, and or cheese, etc. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
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- Place bell peppers and onions on top of the chicken- This will prevent the veggies from getting overcooked.
- Substitute for chicken broth- You can use vegetable stock. Just make sure it's also low-sodium to keep your salt under control.
- Switch up your chicken- You can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs too.
- Use multi-colored bell peppers- I like to use a variation of red, orange, and yellow bell peppers as it gives the fajitas a vibrant color. You can also use green bell peppers.
- Substitute for yellow onion- Red onions can be used too. I use yellow onions as a personal preference as I like their taste better when cooked.
- Don't throw away the leftover liquid in the bottom of the IP- The remaining broth is great to make some delicious rice you can serve along with your fajitas!