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These Chicken Fajita Potatoes are such a fun and delicious way to mix up the family favourite dinner. Crispy potatoes, tasty toppings and melted cheese!
One of my favourite ways to eat potatoes midweek is air frying cubes until they are super crispy. Simple but SO satisfying. Last week I had all of the ingredients for chicken fajitas and thought, “what a beautiful marriage..” and here we are!
This Chicken Fajitas Potatoes is a speedy dinner that’s perfect for when time and energy levels are low.
Air fry your potatoes, whip up your chicken fajita topping and you’re good to go.
Why you’ll love this Air Fryer Chicken Fajita Potatoes recipe
⭐️ New and different take on fajita flavours
⭐️ Lots of flavour
⭐️ Simple ingredients
Sarah’s notes
When I say Air Fryer Chicken Fajita Potatoes, we’re only making the potatoes in the air fryer!
This speeds up the timings as we can leave those tiny roasties to cook while we’re frying up our fajita sauce ingredients to pour on top.
Loaded Chicken Fajita Potatoes Ingredients
For the air fryer potatoes:
- Potatoes – Go for the kind that when roasted are soft and fluffy on the inside but crispy on the outside, like floury Maris Piper, King Edward or Rooster. Cubed these.
- Garlic granules
- Olive oil
For the chicken:
- Olive oil
- Garlic – Use 2 crushed cloves.
- Chicken – This recipe uses 4 breasts for 4 servings. Dice them.
- Veggies – Red onion and peppers.
- Fajita – Use homemade fajita seasoning or a packet mix.
- Chicken stock – Made from a cube is fine.
- Cream cheese – You’ll need about 100g of your favourite kind.
- Grated cheese – Any kind, I use cheddar.
- To garnish – Chopped coriander or parsley.
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper – Season generously.
How to make Chicken Fajita Potatoes
1. Start to air fry your potatoes as per the recipe below, then fry your chicken, garlic, onion, pepper and fajita seasoning.
2. Stir in the stock and cream cheese and leave to simmer for a few minutes.
3. Pour in your cooked potatoes from the air fryer.
4. Top with the grated cheddar and put under the grill for a few minutes until golden.
Leftovers
In the fridge Keep this covered in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheat thoroughly before eating.
In the freezer Freeze this in portions in a freezer-safe container or bag. Defrost thoroughly and reheat until piping hot in a microwave or in a pan over a medium heat.
To serve
You could serve this with tortilla chips, guacamole and salsa on the side for an even heartier meal.
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FAQs
Sure. Simply mix chilli powder, ground cumin, cumin seeds, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, sea salt and ground black pepper together. Or follow my Fajita Seasoning recipe here!
Yes, just bake the potatoes in the oven for about the same time (at the same temperature) or until they are cooked through and crispy.
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Chicken Fajita Potatoes
Ingredients
For the potatoes:
- 600 g (1.3 lb) Potatoes, Cut into 1cm cubes
- 2 tsp Garlic granules
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
For the chicken:
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 Red onion, Diced
- 2 Garlic cloves, Crushed
- 4 Chicken breasts, Diced
- 2 Peppers, Diced
- 3 tbsp Fajita seasoning , Or 1 packet
- 150 ml (0.6 cups) Hot chicken stock
- 100 g (0.5 cups) Cream cheese
- 150 g (1.3 cups) Grated cheddar cheese
- Chopped coriander or parsley, To garnish
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, Season to taste
Instructions
- Toss the diced potatoes with the garlic granules and olive oil and put in the airfryer at 200℃ for 20 – 25 minutes until soft in the middle but crispy around the edges.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium high and fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes before adding the chicken.
- Cook for 5 minutes, then add the peppers and fajita seasoning and cook for 5 minutes more until the chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in the stock and cream cheese and leave to simmer for a few minutes before stirring in the potatoes.
- Top with the grated cheddar and put under the grill for a few minutes until golden. Then garnish with chopped coriander.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Nutritional values are per portion unless otherwise stated.
This post was originally published on October 12, 2025 and updated later to make improvements.
Question, in the recipe, after you’ve added the air fried potatoes, it says keep under the grill. Is it grilled, air fried, cooked or baked??
Hi Donna, the potatoes are air fried on their own first, then once everything’s assembled and topped with cheese, the whole dish goes under your oven grill for a few minutes to turn golden, so it’s the grill for that final step.
This was so tasty – I even went back for seconds, which is unlike me! Definitely on the repeat list in this house!
New family favourite and I made a veggie version using Quorn pieces and veg stock which also went down well
Can you do this in the oven ?
Hi Jem, yes you could but we’ve not tested it this way. You should try with 10mins being added to the cook time and go from there.
My fussy eaters loved this so much! And it was so filling, they all felt stuffed 🙂
Loved this recipe,it was so delicious and easy to make!Will be making it again!
So glad you enjoyed it Niki!
This meal was so tasty and full of flavour! A massive hit with the family!
Quick , easy, delicious. Clean plates all round.
Swapped to chicken thighs.
100% will make again
Glad you liked it Louise!
This is so delicious! The whole family loved it and it was so easy to make. Will definitely be making it again!
Thanks for the feedback Charlotte!
Another great recipe. These recipes all feel like fancy meals but they are so quick and so mid week meals are so much more interesting now!
I did add extra potatoes to this for us
Thanks Rebecca, we’re so glad you enjoyed it!