Easy Air Fryer Sausage & Peppers

Using the air fryer is the BEST way to cook sausage! This recipe takes less than 20 minutes to cook and it includes a side of veggies! Air fryer sausage is also a great option for easy meal prep.

Why This Recipe Works

Whenever I need a dinner FAST I like to make air fryer Italian sausage and peppers. I can make the protein source for dinner (the sausages!) and a side of veggies at once... yay for multitasking!

Air fryer sausage is also my go-to protein source to add to pasta, like spaghetti. I always make a couple extra to have on hand to make a super fabulous omelette and breakfast potatoes! Leftover air fryer sausage is perfect for this!

Ingredients For This Recipe

• Sausage. I like to use Italian sausage usually but there are SO many unique flavors of sausage so feel free to use whatever you like! You could even throw some beer brats in here and make air fryer brats!
• Oil. Air fryers don't need a lot of oil, however I find that adding a smidge helps the peppers and onions cook and not burn. You could also spritz them with non-stick spray to be honest!

How To Make This Recipe

The first thing you're going to want to do to preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees F. If your air fryer doesn't have a preheat setting you can set it to 370 degrees F and let it run for ~5 minutes to get up to temperature.

Then, cut you are going to want to slice your peppers and onion. An easy way to prep your peppers to do this is to cut your peppers is to first slice off both ends, then make a slit all the way down the side of the pepper, and go around it with the knife to cut out the center. (See below for pictures!)

Now, slice your pepper and onion into ~1/4-1/2" slices.

In a large bowl toss the peppers and onion with olive oil.

Spray your preheated air fryer basket with non-stick spray. First place your sausages in there and then the peppers.

Be careful not to overcrowd your air fryer basket. If you are making a lot of sausage it's better to do 2 batches. If you overcrowd your air fryer basket they won't cook properly. My 6 qt Instant Pot Vortex fits 4 max.

Cook your air fryer sausage for a total of ~18 minutes, flip them over once halfway through.

NOTE: Cooking time will depend on how large your sausages are. Smaller sausages may take closer to 15 minutes and larger closer to 20. I'd recommend peeking at about the 15 minute mark to see how they're doing!

Now, enjoy! I like to serve mine with a side of rice, seasoned air fryer potatoes or air fryer sweet potato fries!

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• If your peppers a cut on the smaller side they may take less time to cook. Peek in the air fryer at ~18 minutes and see how they're doing. You may need to remove the peppers if they're getting over cooked.
• Different brands will have different sizes sausages. Take a peek every few minutes towards the end of the cooking time (starting at ~15 minutes). Once you know how the sausages you like cook you won't need to do this.

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-Colleen