Air Fryer Sausage is quick, easy, and perfectly cooked every time. They are crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and ready in minutes.

The perfect fast and foolproof way to cook sausage, the air fryer is your new best friend. It delivers that perfect crisp on the outside while keeping the inside juicy and flavorful, all without the splatter of stovetop cooking.

Cooking sausage in the air fryer is the easiest and most hands-off way to cook sausage. Most of the time we cook sausage on the grill. It can be Brats, links of Italian sausage as shown in these pictures, or any other variety you like. But when you grill them, you have to keep an eye on them, and turn them often.

Sausage is usually high in fat, so if any of the fat breaks through the casing you can end up with big flames when you are grilling so you have to stay close while they cook. But using the air fryer, you just set the time and let them go.

 

How To Cook Sausage In Air Fryer

1. Arrange sausage in a single layer in your air fryer basket or trays.
2. Set air fryer to 390º F and cook for 12 minutes.

Seriously, it is that easy! You can use this method for cooking just about type of sausage that you want. It is a great technique for brats, kielbasa, Italian sausage, or any other type of sausage you enjoy. It can be chicken, pork, beef, lamb….you name it. The recipe works the same for them all. You want them to be crisp on the outside and juicy in the middle.

Serving Suggestions

We like to eat sausages on their own with a vegetable or potatoes on the side. But there are lots of ways you can serve them and use in other recipes as well.

• Tossed Salad
• Creamy Polenta
• Smoked Mac and Cheese
• Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes

While the sausage cooks you could sauté peppers and onions together and serve it all together or put it on a bun to make a sandwich. It would be great to add to a pasta dish like this Balsamic Pasta or mix in with this Spanish Rice Skillet.

Recipe Tips & Suggestions

• Because sausage is usually high in fat, as it cooks some of the fat will come out and can make your air fryer smoke. I have not had this problem, but have heard of people who have. One way to stop this is to put a piece of parchment paper below the grates where the fat would drip. That way it isn’t falling directly on the metal and should cut down on the smoking.
• You may have seen some recipes that say to pierce the skin of the sausage before cooking it. DO NOT PIERCE THE SKIN. All this does is cause more fat to drip out, a bigger mess is being made, and your sausage is drying out. You want the sausage to stay nice and juicy, so don’t do this.
• It isn’t necessary to flip the sausage while it is cooking. You can check it half way and flip if you want, but this isn’t necessary.
• Start with sausage that is thawed. It will not cook evenly if you start from frozen, so plan ahead and make sure the sausage is thawed when you start.
• There is no need to preheat the air fryer before you start cooking the sausages.

More Tasty Air Fryer Recipes

• Air Fryer Pork Chops
• Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
• Air Fryer Egg Rolls
• Air Fryer Chicken Legs
• Air Fryer Cookies

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