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Air Fryer Steak Fajitas

Published: Apr 16, 2019 · Modified: May 7, 2020 by Tanya · This post may contain affiliate links · 61 Comments

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These Air Fryer Fajitas made with steak are a delicious addition to your Air Fryer meal rotation. Roasted peppers and onions with marinated steak pieces all made in one device, your Air Fryer.
air fryer steak fajita on a plate with cilantro and lime on the side

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I’m a huge fan of making steak in my air fryer and I’m known for making it all kinds of ways in my Air Fryer. I’ve done ribeye to serve alongside fries and salad, steak kebabs in the air fryer, and now I present air fryer steak fajitas.

This is one of those recipes that have come in handy on out taco Tuesdays weeknights. Aside from the marinating, it’s quick and easy and clean up is a breeze. I’m sure it’s a recipe you’ll add to your dinner rotations as well.

How to make steak fajitas in your Air Fryer?

For my steak fajitas, I like to do a marinade rather than a dry rub. I like my steak pieces to be tender and full of flavor and I found that a marinade made with pineapple juice, lime juice, olive oil, soy sauce, and other spices gave the best flavor. Also, pineapple juice is known to tenderize steak.

Add the marinade ingredients to steak that has been sliced against the grain. I use either flank steak or top sirloin, although I tend to prefer flank for this recipe. Flank is just pricier but either will work. Place your steak in the refrigerator and allow it to marinate for 2-4 hours.

steak in plastic bag with marinade

When your ready to cook, remove your steak from the refrigerator. Slice your peppers and onions. Place in the air fryer on top of a piece of foil paper that is the size of your air fryer basket. Spray the vegetables with oil and season with a little salt and pepper. Close the air fryer basket and cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.

peppers and onions in air fryer basket

After 10 minutes, stir the peppers and place the steak pieces on top of the peppers and onions, making sure they are evenly spread on top. Close the air fryer basket and cook for 7 minutes at 400 degrees.

steak on top of peppers in air freyr basket

Open and stir and serve over tortillas with your favorite toppings. We usually stick with cheese, cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice, and sour cream.

air fryer steak fajitas on a plate

I hope you enjoy these steak fajita recipe as much as we do.

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Air Fryer Steak Fajitas

These  Air Fryer Steak Fajitas are a delicious quick and easy meal with easy clean up. Marinated steak and roasted peppers and onions made all in the Air Fryer. 
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword air fryer steak fajitas
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes minutes
Marinate 4 hours hours
Total Time 27 minutes minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 303kcal
Author Tanya
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Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs top sirloin or flank steak sliced against the grain
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • 2 Tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • ½ Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ red bell pepper sliced
  • ½ green bell pepper sliced
  • 1 onion sliced
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Combine pineapple juice, lime juice, olive oil, soy sauce,minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, and smoked paprika. Pour over steak and allow to marinate for 2-4 hours in the refrigerator.
  • Place a piece of foil in air fryer basket, place peppers and onions in basket. Spray with oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
  • Close and cook on 400 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, add steak pieces on top of peppers. Close and cook on 400 degrees for 7 minute, or until steak is cooked to your liking.
  • Serve on tortillas. Top woth your favorite fajita toppins, such as cheese, cilantro, sour cream, salsa, etc. 

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Notes

Oil sprayed on peppers and onions can be olive oil, canola oil, or avocado oil.

Suggested Tools for Air Fryer Steak

  • Air Fryer
  • Foil Paper
  • Spray Bottle for Oil
  • Tongs

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 734mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 940IU | Vitamin C: 37.4mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 3.5mg
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  1. Donna says

    June 03, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    Great way to do beef for stir fry. Burritos, tacos. Cut up add to scrambled eggs

    Reply
  2. Sherri says

    April 26, 2020 at 10:35 am

    This is one of my favorite air fryer recipes. I added extra veggies and allowed the meat to marinate two hours. It was so tasty and tender!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      April 26, 2020 at 9:16 pm

      Thanks Sherri! The extra veggies is a great idea, that's my favorite part of the recipe lol

      Reply
  3. Michael says

    March 14, 2020 at 10:27 pm

    Well I'm giving it 5stars it's been delicious everytime I have my friend over and everytime she's are you making fajitas if you are I will have some.

    Reply
  4. Paula Stanton says

    March 13, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    I notice you say to cook the chicken with the veggies .... what about amount of time for shrimp?

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      March 14, 2020 at 12:19 pm

      I would add the shrimp when there is about 8-9 minutes left on the timer. That's usually how long I cook shrimp in my air fryer.

      Reply
  5. Robin says

    February 16, 2020 at 10:56 am

    Can we swap and use Chicken instead of Steak. With this recipe?

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      February 17, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      Hi Robin, yes you can...although I would add the chicken in the peppers at the dame time and cook start checking for done as after about 12 minutes. The chicken will take a little longer to cook than the steak in Tim his recipe.

      Reply
  6. Beverly says

    February 01, 2020 at 8:30 am

    I've made these twice, and the last time, I let the steak marinade overnight. What a flavor explosion!! My whole family loved the fajitas and it's so simple and not time consuming. This will definitely be in our weekly rotation. Thank you for the recipe

    Reply
  7. Marty says

    January 18, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    What quart size air fryer did you use for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      January 18, 2020 at 6:31 pm

      Hi Marty, I used my 5.3 Bella Pro for this recipe.

      Reply
  8. Carol says

    January 12, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    Aluminum is a neurotoxin and you should never cook with it.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      January 12, 2020 at 6:15 pm

      Thanks Carol. Any oven safe dish would work as well.

      Reply
    • michi says

      May 12, 2021 at 2:40 am

      @Carol, lol

      Reply
  9. Alfred Gorlick says

    September 30, 2019 at 10:37 am

    Doesn’t the use of foil diminish the circulation and intent of the air fryer?

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      September 30, 2019 at 7:43 pm

      Hi Alfred, no it doesn't. The foil is placed in the air fryer so that all the liquid from the vegetables and marinade don't fall to the bottom of the air fryer. It keeps the vegetables and steak juicy and tender. The foil stays open at the top so it benefits from the high heat and the fan of the air fryer.

      Reply
  10. Florence Hoch says

    August 11, 2019 at 4:41 pm

    These were excellent! Will definitely make them again!

    Reply
  11. Mary says

    June 23, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    Am absolutely amazed how the fajitas turned out. I will use this recipe again! It will be great when the desire for fajitas comes up in the fall and winter! Thank you for such an easy and well put together recipe!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      June 23, 2019 at 10:56 pm

      Awesome! So glad you liked it 🙂 I agree, the Air Fryer is great for the fall and winter.

      Reply
  12. Shirley says

    May 05, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    Looks delicious. Ism definitely going try it....thamk you

    Reply
  13. Krystle says

    April 22, 2019 at 12:38 pm

    This is the first time I've tried steak in my air fryer, SOO tender and flavorful. Never going back to skillet fajitas.

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      April 24, 2019 at 10:39 am

      So glad you liked it Krystle! I agree, steak in the air fryer is the best!

      Reply
  14. Jessica Formicola says

    April 22, 2019 at 11:05 am

    I made these fajitas over the weekend and they were a total hit! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
  15. Christina says

    April 20, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    They came out delicious!

    Reply
    • Tanya says

      April 20, 2019 at 9:24 pm

      Yay, thanks for letting me know. So glad you liked them 🙂

      Reply
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