Air Fryer Italian Sausage and Peppers

closeup of air fryer Italian sausage with peppers on a bun

Air Fryer Italian Sausage and Peppers

Course: Main

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: 5 Ingredients or Less, Air Fryer, Budget-Friendly, Easy, Family Friendly, Quick

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 12

Total Time: 14

Servings:

Calories: 570kcal

Author: Marilyn

Source: bakeitwithlove.com Prep 2 min Cook 12 min Total 14 min Serving: 5 Incredibly easy-to-make air fryer Italian sausage is equally incredibly tasty with a delightfully golden casing while retaining all their juicy goodness! Using your air fryer to cook up these hot, sweet, or mild Italian sausages is sure to be your new go-to method!

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Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

5 Italian sausages
2 bell peppers, cored, seeded, and thinly sliced any color or mix of colors
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon kosher salt
5 hoagie rolls or brat buns

Instructions

Preheat the air fryer to 360°F.
Arrange the Italian sausages in a single layer in the air fryer basket. In a medium bowl, toss the bell peppers with oil and salt. Scatter the bell peppers around the edge of the sausages.
Air fry the sausages and peppers for 6 minutes. Using tongs, carefully turn the sausages over. Use the tongs to gently toss the peppers. Continue air frying for 6 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the sausages reaches 160°F.
Using tongs, transfer the sausages and peppers to a plate.
Optional: for warm buns place the buns into the air fryer at 360°F and heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until warm.
Serve the Italian sausages in the buns with the peppers scattered on top. Serve with condiments as desired.

Notes

*Nutritional information is calculated using the Italian sausage, green bell peppers, and a sub-style bun. Different types of buns can vary substantially. No condiments are included in the calculations.

Some air fryer brands state that you don't need to reheat them. I prefer to preheat my air fryer for about 5 minutes or until fully heated. I am more confident in the cooking temps and times when I do preheat the air fryer.

Italian sausage brands will all cook at roughly the same amount of time as long as they are links, under about 4 ounces in weight.

Any brand of Italian sausage will work in this recipe as long as they are sausage links and each weighs about 4 ounces. I especially love Johnsonville sausages, but I will occasionally use some specially prepared ones from my butcher or local market. You can use mild, hot, or sweet Italian sausages or try different spice blends at different times.

Sausages should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F (71°C) as read by a digital meat thermometer.

Temp the same sausage while cooking so the others are not pierced.

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