Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers is ready in less than 25 minutes start to finish. The bell peppers and onion get perfectly roasted and the sausage comes out juicy. Serve on a plate or on your favorite roll.
Meals that cook completely in the air fryer are my favorite. Just toss everything in, and then you wind up with a delicious lunch or dinner with very little effort.
These easy air fryer sausage and peppers are something we make all the time. The Italian sausage and bell peppers are just a match made in heaven. Slightly sweet, slightly spicy, packed with flavor.
Ingredients
- Sausages
- Bell peppers (I used yellow and orange bell pepper, but red and green peppers also are delicious!)
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper
What type of sausage to use
For this recipe, I used pre-cooked Italian sausage. However, you could use sweet sausage, or hot Italian sausages.
The key is that you want to use the pre-cooked sausage links that usually come 4 or 6 to a package! The ones that are thicker than hot dogs, but about the same length.
Those will work best on rolls and breads, and because they are already pre-cooked, you're just wanting them to get hot and juicy inside and don't need a meat thermometer.
Customizations
- Use whatever type of sausage you prefer. Turkey, chicken, pork, beef, etc.
- If you prefer, you could slice the sausage into slices instead of leaving whole and just toss several times while cooking.
- Swap out the sausage for chicken pieces.
- Use a different seasoning -- instead of Italian seasoning, you could use smoked paprika and onion powder or season with some harissa or za'atar.
- To give it a little more spice, add some red chili pepper flakes to the seasoning.
- I did not use garlic powder, as my sausages were seasoned nicely with a garlic flavor. However, you could always add a little garlic powder to your seasoning if your sausages are not as flavorful.
How to serve the sausage and peppers
I love serving my air fryer sausage and peppers on some bread. You could serve on classic hoagie rolls, crusty bread, or whatever you have to make a sandwich!
And if you're in the mood for a little cheese, after making the sandwiches, top with provolone cheese, then stick back in the air fryer for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese.
Not in a sandwich mood? The sausage and peppers are also delicious just on a plate without bread!
Storing Leftovers
If you have leftovers of your air fryer sausage and peppers, just let cool, then store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
To reheat, pop back into your air fryer basket for a few minutes until hot.
Recipe tips
- All air fryers cook differently. Watch carefully, and remove from the air fryer when your peppers and onions are done to your liking and the sausage is warmed through.
- Slice the peppers and onion into thin strips of a similar size so that they cook properly.
- This recipe calls for 1 small onion. You could instead use half a large onion.
How to make sausage and peppers in the air fryer
Slice the bell pepper and onion into thin strips.
Add olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and toss to combine.
Add the sausage and peppers to the air fryer basket. Place the Italian sausages on top.
Air fry for 12 minutes, then flip the sausages and cook for another 6-8 minutes.
Plate the air fryer sausage and peppers as desired. On a roll, or just on a plate!
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Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 sausage links pre-cooked
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 small onion
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Remove the top, inner ribs, and seeds from the bell peppers. Slice into thin strips.
- Peel the onion and remove the stem and root ends. Slice the onion into thin strips.
- Add the onion and bell peppers to a large bowl. Add olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Toss to combine.
- Add the peppers and onions to the air fryer basket. Lay the sausage links on top.
- Air fry at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes, then flip the sausages over and air fry for another 6-8 minutes.
- Remove from the air fryer and serve as desired.
Notes
- All air fryers cook differently. Watch carefully, and remove from the air fryer when your peppers and onions are done to your liking and the sausage is warmed through.
- Slice the peppers and onion into thin strips of a similar size so that they cook properly.
- This recipe calls for 1 small onion. You could instead use half a large onion.
Nutrition
If nutrition info is shown, values are based on an online calculator and are estimates. Please verify using your own data.
DavidA
Wow, an air fryer recipe using a pre-cooked main ingredient. "Teach" us how to microwave pre-cooked sausages next...
Aimee
If you're making sausages from scratch, props to you! Some people prefer the easy recipes that just help them season and know times and temps to cook food. I'm one of them, as are many of my readers!