Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One serving contains 343 calories, 38g of protein, and 15g of fat. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.5 per serving. 68 people have tried and liked this recipe. This recipe from Crunchy Creamy Sweet requires sweet onion, salt, lime juice, and olive oil. It is an affordable recipe for fans of Mexican food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 73%, this dish is good. Try Crock-Pot Chicken Fajitas, One Pot Teriyaki Rice with Chicken & Vegetables + Video (+Instant Pot), and Crock Pot Fajitas with Chicken and Quinoa for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs chicken breast

1 red bell pepper

1 green bell pepper

1 orange bell pepper

1 medium sweet onion

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon chili pepper

1.4 teaspoon ground paprika

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

2 tablespoons lime juice

Equipment:

instant pot

whisk

bowl

tongs

kitchen timer

Cooking instruction summary:

InstructionsIn a small bowl, whisk together oil, lime juice, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and chili pepper.Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot. Add chicken strips to insert. Pour oil and seasoning mixture over chicken. Gently toss with metal tongs.Wash, core and thinly slice bell pepper and onion. Layer on top of the chicken.Add 1/2 cup of water to insert.Close lid, set the valve to "sealing" position. Press "manual" button, make sure the IP is set to high pressure. Adjust timer to 10 minutes. The Instant Pot will beep after few seconds.When it comes to pressure, it will start the timer.Once done, the IP will beep. Press "cancel/off" button. Carefully switch the valve to "venting" position and quickly release pressure. When the metal part of valve drops, carefully open the lid away from your face.Serve chicken and peppers in flour tortillas. Garnish with chopped cilantro (or parsley) and a dash of crushed red peppers.

 

Step by step:


1. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, lime juice, cumin, paprika, salt, pepper and chili pepper.Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot.

2. Add chicken strips to insert.

3. Pour oil and seasoning mixture over chicken. Gently toss with metal tongs.Wash, core and thinly slice bell pepper and onion. Layer on top of the chicken.

4. Add 1/2 cup of water to insert.Close lid, set the valve to "sealing" position. Press "manual" button, make sure the IP is set to high pressure. Adjust timer to 10 minutes. The Instant Pot will beep after few seconds.When it comes to pressure, it will start the timer.Once done, the IP will beep. Press "cancel/off" button. Carefully switch the valve to "venting" position and quickly release pressure. When the metal part of valve drops, carefully open the lid away from your face.

5. Serve chicken and peppers in flour tortillas.

6. Garnish with chopped cilantro (or parsley) and a dash of crushed red peppers.


Nutrition Information:

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342k Calories
37g Protein
15g Total Fat
12g Carbs
37% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
342k
17%

Fat
15g
24%

  Saturated Fat
2g
15%

Carbohydrates
12g
4%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
108mg
36%

Sodium
353mg
15%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
37g
76%

Vitamin C
108mg
132%

Vitamin B3
18mg
93%

Vitamin B6
1mg
82%

Selenium
54µg
79%

Vitamin A
2379IU
48%

Phosphorus
405mg
41%

Vitamin B5
2mg
28%

Potassium
936mg
27%

Vitamin E
3mg
21%

Magnesium
64mg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.26mg
15%

Folate
57µg
14%

Vitamin B1
0.2mg
13%

Vitamin K
12µg
12%

Fiber
2g
11%

Manganese
0.22mg
11%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Iron
1mg
9%

Copper
0.13mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.34µg
6%

Calcium
37mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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