Air Fryer Steak Fajitas

You will love air fryer steak fajitas. Sliced steak, mixed peppers, onions and a delicious mix of seasonings, and its so easy to make ahead.

Easy to make in any type of air fryer, and easy to scale up or reduce down depending on how many people you are feeding.

Air Fry Steak Fajitas

My mum grew up in a very poor household with 4 sisters. One thing she would always tell me, that has stuck with me, is how they would have scrambled eggs for lunch. This was because they didn’t have enough for an egg each and could make scrambled eggs stretch to feed more people. (you can do this and follow our air fryer scrambled eggs recipe).

But I find if you love steak but can’t afford air fryer steak and chips for everyone for dinner, that to air fry steak fajitas is a good cheaper option. Like the scrambled eggs example, you can use one single steak, to make one batch of steak fajitas and then it can feed at least two of you.

Today, I am going to show you our air fryer beef fajitas with a single slice of sirloin steak and then you can do the same at home with your air fryer.

Can You Air Fry Steak Fajitas?

Yes, you can cook steak fajitas in air fryer, or any other favourite fajitas. The air fryer works like your hot pan, and you can then cook the seasoned sliced steak, peppers and onions together in one air fryer basket or drawer.

Is Steak Good In The Air Fryer?

Yes, steak is delicious in the air fryer. So delicious, that we have become obsessed with air fryer steak. You can do air fryer sirloin steak, air fryer rump steak, air fryer fillet steak, plus you can air fry frozen steak, or even reheat steak in air fryer.

The cooking of steak in the air fryer is very easy too. You season and then cook for half the time, flip the steak over and then repeat on the other side.

What Type Of Steak Is Best For Fajitas?

We all have a different opinion of what is the best steak for fajitas. I love to use a single sirloin steak cut into thin steak strips in air fryer. But you can also use flank, skirt, or rump too. Or we love that instant pot beef tongue is used in beef tacos so why not try some tongue instead.

How do you cook fajita meat so it’s not tough? The secret to delicious fajitas meat in the air fryer, that is beautifully tender is to make sure you don’t air fry fajita meat at too high a temperature or for too long. What many forget when converting from the oven to the air fryer is that the air fryer cooks fast and at a lower temperature. So, to keep your steak nice and tender we recommend you follow our times and temperatures.

Should You Cut Steak Before Cooking Fajitas?

Yes, we recommend cutting the steak for fajitas before air frying. But if you don’t like the idea of cutting your own steak, you can buy shop bought beef stroganoff meat and it will have similar results. Or go to your butchers and ask them to cut your steak for you.

What About Ninja Foodi Steak Fajitas?

If you have a ninja foodi and are wanting to make ninja foodi steak fajitas, its very easy and similar. You would use your air fryer basket, then use the air fryer button and then follow the recipe like for like.

Steak Fajitas Air Fryer Ingredients

Steak – I used 1 medium sized sirloin steak, but you can mix and match. A fantastic frugal idea is to make them from a cheap boneless pork chop.

Peppers – I love the colour of different coloured peppers in our air fryer fajita recipes. You can use any colour you like, just choose two.  

Onion – We used one red onion. You can swap for white if you prefer or just use what you have in.

Oil – Then we used extra virgin olive oil to make the peppers nice and crispy and to avoid the steak from becoming dry.

Seasonings – Before cooking steak fajitas in air fryer we like to add salt, pepper, and some fajitas seasoning. We used the fajitas seasoning from M&S but any will do.

Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?

I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.

How To Cook Beef Fajitas In Air Fryer?

• Prep. Peel your onion, then slice your onion, peppers and steak into uniform slices.  
• Bowl. Load the steak strips and veggies into a bowl with olive oil and seasoning and mix well with your hands.
• Cook. Tip the fajitas mix into the air fryer basket (minus the steak) and spread it out. Air fry at 10 minutes at 180c/360f to give the peppers a head start.
• Shake. Then shake the fajita veggies, add the steak and cook at the same temperature for another 8 minutes. Then serve. 

Now that is how simple it is to cook air fryer fajitas steak, but if you have an air fryer dual, I have an even better idea below:

Chicken & Steak Fajitas Ninja Dual

Now this is the wow factor of fajitas in the air fryer. You fancy fajitas for dinner, but can’t decide and you own the dual air fryer or maybe you have a fussy eater. You can do steak fajitas in one drawer and then the chicken fajitas in the other.

How Long To Cook Beef Fajitas In Air Fryer?

For this air fryer steak fajita recipe, we recommend 18 minutes cooking time. This is amazing when you think about it for a big bowl of fajitas that you can serve for dinner.

Sam & Doms Top Tips For Success

Cooking beef fajitas in an air fryer is all about understanding the time and temperatures. Not cooking them at too high a temperature and also avoiding loading everything up together too soon.

For example, when you make air fryer chicken fajitas we will add the chicken sooner, but because this is steak, if you followed the same rule with steak, it would end up overcooked.

Plus, don’t forget your sides. Our favourites include bread machine flatbread, air fryer chicken taquitos, and of course some air fryer tortilla chips.

This steak fajitas air fryer recipe is an updated post and was originally shared with you in 2021.

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