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Air Fryer Chicken Tacos on white plate with fixings
Servings 4 -6 servings

Air Fryer Chicken Tacos

Sarah Schlichter, MPH, RDN
Take your taco night up a notch with these Air Fryer Chicken Tacos. Ready in less than 20 minutes, this family-friendly meal is one that everyone will love!
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients  

Tacos

  • 1 lb chicken tenderloins I love Butcher Box, thawed and sliced into strips*
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium red onion, diced
  • 4-6 corn or flour tortillas
  • ½ cup shredded cheese

Chicken marinade

  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 3 T lime juice
  • 3 T avocado oil
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Yogurt Avocado sauce

  • 1 avocado
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • Salt/pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp garlic

Instructions 

  1. In a large bowl or ziplock bag, combine chicken peppers, onions, chicken and marinade ingredients and mix or shake well. Store in fridge for 2-3 hours. If you’re not able to do this marinade ahead of time, that’s ok.
  2. When marinade is ready, Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F.
  3. Add peppers, onions and marinated chicken to air fryer in a single layer. Cook for 14-16 minutes (flipping halfway), or until cooked through as measured by food thermometer.
  4. While chicken is cooking, make your yogurt avocado sauce by combining ingredients in a blender.
  5. Take chicken, peppers and onions out of air fryer and move to a plate. 
  6. At this point, you can layer the chicken, peppers and onions on your tortillas and enjoy. If you’d like crispier tacos, add tortillas to bottom of air fryer (still at 400 degrees) and layer with cooked chicken, peppers and onions and shredded cheese.
  7. Air fry for 2-3 more minutes, or until cheese melts and tortillas start to crisp.
  8. Top with avocado yogurt and serve with any additional toppings.

Notes

Optional toppings: beans, avocado, lettuce, cabbage, cheese, pico de gallo,
tomatoes, etc
Serving size = 1 taco

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 33gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 313mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8g
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