These easy Air Fryer Grilled Chicken Fajita Skewers will have you dancing in your kitchen. They are super delicious and incredibly easy to make. They are made with a homemade fajita spice mix. Grilled to perfection in the air fryer. Perfect for a gluten-free diet, ketogenic if you substitute the vegetable oil with coconut oil, and Whole-30 diets.
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About These Kebab Skewers
These kebabs are tender, juicy, and
If you are looking for a way to spice things up without all the fuss, or if you’re looking for a new way to use your air fryer, then these Grilled Fajita Chicken Kabobs are it. They will satisfy Mexican night meals. They simple enough for backyard barbecue gatherings. They can be prepared ahead of time and be ready for Mother’s day lunch or brunch, or any other special gathering.
This is one air fryer grilled chicken recipe, kebab skewers you have to try!
Why Does This Air Fryer Grilled Chicken Fajita Skewers Work?
I can’t believe we are done with the first quarter of the year already. My kids will be out of school soon. This can only mean more food, more backyard grilling, more park playing, and outdoor activities. This grilled chicken kabob recipe will come in handy not only for the reasons mentioned, but also for the following reasons listed below:
They are super easy to make and requires no real effort.
Can be prepared the night before.
High in protein, low on carbs.
Keto-friendly.
Theme night dinner friendly.
Pairs well with any rice dish, like my dill rice or my instant pot Haitian rice.
Fun to eat.
The chicken is so tender and astonishingly appetizing.
Filled with lots of flavor and goodness.
If you’re looking for a low carb and easy dinner, look no further. No need to marinate the chicken for hours either — unless you want to—which will just amplify the flavors even more :). 30 minutes is really all you need to marinate the chicken. The chicken can marinated while you attend to other tasks.
I’ve made this exact recipe on the grill, but this air fryer version is just as nice, easy, and quick.
Ingredients Needed To Make These Chicken Fajita Kebabs
- Limes or lemon juice
- Chili powder
- Cumin
- Bell Peppers – red and orange
- Vegetable oil or olive oil (I used vegetable oil)
- Chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
- Garlic powder
- Red onions
- Paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Chili powder
- Oregano and
- Parsley flakes
How To Make Air Fryer Grilled Chicken Fajita Kabobs?
As much as I love kabobs, I cannot believe this is the first kabob recipe I am sharing on the blog with you. My friend told me they are called Shashlyk in Ukraine. I seriously love learning new languages…Shash-Lyk…you cannot
Okay, back to the kabobs. The process of how to make these babies are outlined in the photos above and also in the directions below in the recipe card.
Wash, pat dry, and cut the chicken into small size – bite-size pieces and set aside in a bowl. See picture 1.
Add all of the dry ingredients and the vegetable oil to the chicken. See picture 2.
Mix well and allow the chicken to sit for 30 minutes to marinate or overnight. See picture 3.
While the chicken marinate it’s time to cut the vegetables and set them aside. See picture 4.
Using air fryer skewers or skewer sticks of your choice, thread chicken, onions and peppers onto skewers, similar to the pattern in picture below.
Place the threaded chicken skewers in the air fryer basket, and cook for 8 minutes on 360 degrees.
Serve warm with your choice of cilantro and or lime. Enjoy!
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Air Fryer Grilled Chicken Fajita Skewers
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 tbsp. Lime juice or lemon juice
- 1 tsp. Chili powder
- 1 tsp. Cumin
- 1 Orange bell pepper
- 1 Red bell pepper
- 2 tbsp. Vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 tsp. Garlic powder
- 1 large Red onion
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1 tsp. Ground black pepper
- Chili powder
- 1 tsp. Oregano
- 1 tsp. Parsley flakes
- 1 tsp. Paprika
Instructions
- Wash, pat dry, and cut the chicken into small size – bite size pieces set aside in a bowl.
- Add all of the dry ingredients and the vegetable oil to the chicken.
- Mix well and allow to sit for 30 minutes to marinate or overnight.
- While the chicken marinates, cut the vegetables and set aside. Using air fryer skewers or skewer sticks of your choice, thread chicken first, then followed by the vegetables. Alternate between the chicken and vegetables. Or, use a pattern of your choice.
- Place the threaded chicken skewers in the air fryer basket, and cook for 8 minutes on 360 degrees. Serve warm with cilantro and lime or lemon wedges.
Jennifer Hamilton
I love it when a receipe actually comes out well! Delicious… to support for the kids, but my husband and I loved them.
Mirlene
Thank you, Jennifer. Glad you like them 🙂
Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen
This is my kind of skewer – fresh, colorful and loaded with flavor! I look forward to trying these out soon! Look delicious!
Mirlene
Thank you!
Jennifer
The air fryer can do that? Wow! That looks so good. I can’t wait to get an air fryer and make something like this.
Mirlene
YUP! Sure can. You will love the air fryer. It is so addictive. Thanks for reading.
Sherri
Wow! I can’t believe this were made in the air fryer…they look like they are straight off the grill! Absolute perfection! And, I love your quote too…so true!
Mirlene
Thank you, Sherri!!
Robin G
Perfect when I want grilled, but it is raining out. YUM!
Lucy Parissi
This is a great way to make a juicy kebob when it’s not great weather for a BBQ.
Sarah
These look delicious. I don’t have an air fryer, so I would need to cook these on the grill. Going to have to give these a try.
heather
I love kebob type foods! yUMMY
heather
Oh my these sound delicious!