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Air Fryer Fajita Stuffed & Smothered Chicken

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • air fryer or Ninja Foodi

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

Instructions
 

  • Make a slit in the side of chicken breasts creating a pocket.
  • Brush olive oil on chicken and add fajita seasoning in a small bowl and dip each chicken breast covering both sides.
  • Dice bell peppers and jalapeno and add to a medium bowl.
  • Add cheese to the peppers and mix.
  • Spoon pepper mix into chicken breasts and close securing with toothpicks. Reserve any leftover pepper mix.
  • Place into Air Fryer basket and set temperature to 375 and cook for 20 minutes.
  • 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
Keyword air fryer, Chicken, chicken fajita, easy dinner, fajita