Air Fryer Sausage And Peppers

Easy recipe for air fryer sausage and pepper sandwiches. Perfectly cooked Italian sausages, nestled in a bun with roasted bell peppers and onions. Serve with chips and your favorite mustard for an awesome gameday treat or a quick weeknight meal to satisfy any hungry appetite!

Air fryers do so much more than simply make breaded dishes, and the talents of the air fryer are never more evident than with a recipe such as this one. Let’s take a look at how we make these classic sausage and pepper “sandwiches”.

Simple Ingredients

Perhaps more of a “how-to” rather than an actual recipe, this dish comes together with ease using just a few simple ingredients. Naturally, we’ll need Italian sausages. The usually come in mild or hot, but some brands can have all sorts of varieties so feel free to choose whichever kind you like. Then of course, we have the peppers. I like to use 3 bell peppers – one green, one yellow and one red. Like a traffic signal. A sliced onion is also a big part of the show. We round out the ingredients with just a pinch of salt, pepper and oregano. Oh, and a tablespoon of vegetable oil.

Simple Prep

Preparing this “delicious dish” is SO simple… slice the peppers, slice the onions. I mean really, that’s about it. Slice them thick, especially the onion. They all like to shrink during cooking and we want nice big and juicy pieces to go on the sausages. Once the peppers and onions are sliced, toss them with the vegetable oil add a pinch each of salt, pepper and oregano, and get them all nice and coated.

Pre-heat and air fry

Start by preheating the air fryer at 400°(F) for 5 minutes. Now we’re ready for the air fryer to do it’s magic. Once the preheat is complete, simply place the onion and peppers in the air fryer basket (or on the tray for tray style air fryers)and nestle the sausages in amongst them. Close it up and set to “air fry” at 400°(F) for 15 minutes. During the cooking process, open the air fryer and stir the veggies a bit and turn the sausages so they get a nice and even char. Times can vary a bit from air fryer to air fryer, so after the 15 minutes are up, if they need to be done a bit more, do another 5 minutes. We want the internal temperature of the sausages to be 160°(F).

Make your buns count

Everyone likes good buns. And for our sausage and peppers, we’ll need good sized buns that are strong and hold up. While you can sometimes get away with using hot dog buns, the small size will be frustrating. Get a good package of sausage or brat buns. And if you can find large sized brioche buns, go for it! Small sandwich or sub buns work well too. The point is, a good bun will really make this meal as good as it can possibly be.

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