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Air Fryer Fajita Stuffed & Smothered Chicken

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1 oz packet fajita seasoning
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 orange pepper
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 cup colby jack cheese

Equipment

  • air fryer or Ninja Foodi

Method
 

  1. Make a slit in the side of chicken breasts creating a pocket.
  2. Brush olive oil on chicken and add fajita seasoning in a small bowl and dip each chicken breast covering both sides.
  3. Dice bell peppers and jalapeno and add to a medium bowl.
  4. Add cheese to the peppers and mix.
  5. Spoon pepper mix into chicken breasts and close securing with toothpicks. Reserve any leftover pepper mix.
  6. Place into Air Fryer basket and set temperature to 375 and cook for 20 minutes.
  7. Remove toothpicks and add remaining pepper and cheese mixture over top of the stuffed chicken breasts and cook for another 5 minutes.

Notes

Serve hot with toppings of choice, sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, cilantro!
*NOTE: cook times may vary. Cook until chicken internal temp is 165