Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (2024)

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Cheryl MalikPosted: 03/05/21Updated: 12/07/21

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Cooking sausage in the air fryer is our favorite way to get Italian sausage or bratwurst on the table! Hands off and super quick, the air fryer cooks sausage beautifully, with a perfect crisp skin.

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What Makes This Recipe So Good

  • This air fryer method is SO easy. No standing over the stovetop while grease splashes everywhere, turning the sausages constantly to make sure they’re browned (not burnt) outside but still perfectly cooked inside. Here the air fryer does all the work, and it’s virtually hands-free! You just need to flip the sausages once, halfway through the cook time.
  • Air fryer sausages come out perfectly cooked, every single time. Stovetop sausages can vary every time you make them if the heat is even slightly off, or if you flip them too many times, or not enough, or any number of little factors. Air fryer sausages are always beautifully crisp outside and outrageously juicy inside.
  • It takes less than 20 minutes to go from fridge to table! Sausages make a great pairing with all sorts of things, too – roasted peppers and onions, potatoes, pasta with a cream sauce… you could even eat the sausages in buns or just on their own!

Key Ingredients

Sausage – Link sausages are literally the only ingredient you need for air fryer sausages! This method will work for any link sausage, so just pick your favorite (or try something new, it’s entirely up to you!). Smaller links, like breakfast sausages, will cook a little faster than thicker sausages like bratwursts. If you’re Whole30, make sure the sausages you use are Whole30-compliant!

Chef’s Tips

  • For larger sausages or smaller air fryers, you may not be able to fit 5 link sausages in the basket at once. That’s okay! You can work in batches if you need to. The key is to make sure they’re laying in one even layer, not touching or overlapping, so the air can circulate completely. Any spot the air can’t reach is a spot the sausage won’t cook completely.
  • Don’t pierce the skin of the sausages before you put them in the air fryer! The skin is there to hold in all the juices, and poking holes in it would just let all those juices run out during cooking.
  • Air fryer smoking? No worries! Sausages are high in fat, and sometimes the dripping fat causes a little smoke. If you run into this, you can try putting a parchment paper made specifically for air fryers in the bottom of the basket, under the sausages. A little water in the bottom of the basket could help, too.
  • Air fryers are phenomenal, but like with any appliance, one can be a little different from another. Keep an eye on your sausages in the air fryer the first time or two you make them, so you know exactly what cook time works best for your air fryer! Remember, with pork sausage, you want an internal temperature of at least 160° Fahrenheit.
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Sausage in the Air Fryer

Prep:5 minutes minutes

Cook:14 minutes minutes

Total:19 minutes minutes

Cooking sausage in the air fryer is our favorite way to get Italian sausage or bratwurst on the table! Hands off and super quick, the air fryer cooks sausage beautifully, with a perfect crisp skin.

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Ingredients

  • 5 sausage links like Italian sausage or bratwurst, about 18 ounces

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

  • Tongs

Instructions

  • Preheat air fryer to 370° Fahrenheit. Place sausages in single layer in basket.

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  • Return basket to air fryer. Cook 13 minutes for a softer skin or 14 minutes for a nice browned exterior. Using tongs, flip sausages once midway through cooking.

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Notes

Recipe yields 5 cooked sausages. Nutritional values shown reflect information for 1 serving, or 1 cooked sausage. Macros may vary slightly depending on the specific brand and type of sausages used.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1sausage | Calories: 388kcal | Protein: 16g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Total Carbs: 1g | Net Carbs: 1g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 819mg | Potassium: 283mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed,notincluding any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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  1. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (8)Eleanor Lecker says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (9)
    Perfect sausages.

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (10)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So glad you enjoyed them!

      Reply

  2. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (11)Kathleen says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (12)
    A great way to cook sausage. Juicy & crispy skin.

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (13)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So glad you enjoyed it, Kathleen!

      Reply

  3. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (14)Beth says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (15)
    Juicyest sausages ever! Cooked evenly slightly crispy on the out side and so juicy on the inside. My new favourite way to cook sausages

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (16)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing, Beth.

      Reply

  4. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (17)Lisa Biggs says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (18)
    Wonderful sausages !

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (19)Megan | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So glad you enjoyed them, Lisa! Thanks for the review!

      Reply

  5. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (20)James Schwartz says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (21)
    What is the temperature and length of time for Brats or Italian Sausages

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (22)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      Hi James! We actually have another recipe specifically for brats in the air fryer!

      https://easyhealthyrecipes.com/air-fryer-brats/

      Reply

  6. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (23)Blackavar says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (24)
    You deserve recognition for this great, simple recipe. My leek and feta sausages turned out perfectly. Thank you!

    Reply

    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (25)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So glad they turned out perfectly!

      Reply

  7. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (26)Anita Dunkin says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (27)
    It sounds scrumptious cooking it now

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (28)Jessica | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      Hope you enjoyed it!

      Reply

  8. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (29)Tim says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (30)
    I’ve done this cooking process with country garlic sausage about 4 times now. Doing it again tonight. Airfryer sausage is absolutely amazing. Recomend a little water in your tray if it starts smoking. So GOOD.

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (31)Jessica Jarratt says

      Country garlic sausage sounds delish! Thanks for sharing, Tim!

      Reply

  9. Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (32)StephG2017 says

    Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (33)
    Thank you so much for sharing this amazing, easy recipe!!

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    • Perfectly Cooked Sausage in the Air Fryer - Easy Healthy Recipes (34)Megan | Easy Healthy Recipes Team says

      So happy you enjoyed it, Steph!

      Reply

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