Chicken Sausage in Air Fryer

I love how chicken sausage in air fryer cooks crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside (middle). You can cook sausage in an air fryer quickly and have them for dinner or combine them with any other main dish. You can amazingly pair chicken sausage with any other dish. I love air fryer sausage and potatoes.

The chicken sausage is easy to cook and has become my favorite. It’s an insanely easy and quick recipe to try if you’re a sausage lover like me.

How to cook chicken sausage in air fryer?

Cooking chicken sausage in air fryer is quick and easy. You can cook any kind of sausage you prefer be it trader joe’s chicken sausage, aidells chicken sausage, and Italian chicken sausage in air fryer.

Ingredients

• 1 packet chicken sausage (Joe’s)
• Nonstick spray

Instructions:

The ingredients for chicken sausage are very simple you just need a packet of sausage and you’re good to go. You can also make your chicken sausage with brussels sprouts or pepper if you like some veggies to pair your sausage with.

1. To cook chicken sausage, you need to preheat the air fryer at 200C/400F degrees for 2-3 minutes.
2. Spray your air fryer basket with nonstick spray and place the sausages without overcrowding the basket.
3. Cook at 200C/400F  degrees for 12 minutes or until the sausage internal temperature is 160F. You can use a meat thermometer to ensure the temperature
4. Let it sit for a minute or two and serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.

If you want to cook the sausage with brussels sprouts in an air fryer then follow these steps.

1. Preheat your air fryer at 200C/400F degrees for 2-3 minutes.
2. Take a shallow bowl and mix 1 pound of brussels sprouts, 1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste and mix them well.
3. Put the seasoned brussels sprouts and chicken sausage in your air fryer basket in a single layer and cook for 12 minutes. Toss them halfway through the cooking process.
4. Your chicken sausage and brussels sprouts are ready to serve.

How to cook frozen chicken sausage in air fryer?

Most of us might have some frozen chicken sausage in our freezer and want to have them for dinner then here you go. Follow these simple steps to cook your frozen chicken sausage in air fryer.

Ingredients:

• Chicken sausage
• Nonstick spray

Instructions:

• Preheat your air fryer at 200C/400F  for 3-4 minutes.
• Place the sausage on the air fryer basket in a single layer. Cook the sausages evenly.
• Cook the frozen sausage in air fryer at 200C/400F degrees for 12 minutes or until cooked through. Flip/toss the chicken sausage halfway through the cooking process.
• Remove the sausage from the basket and let it sit for a minute or two and serve them with your favorite veggies or dipping sauce.

How to cook sausage patties in air fryer?

Sausage patties in air fryer are a game-changer because there’ll not be any grease splatter over your stove. Sausage patties in the air fryer come out nicely cooked without any mess in your kitchen and you don’t have to spend your time cleaning.

Ingredient:

• 1 packet of sausage patties
• Nonstick spray

Instructions:

1. Preheat your air fryer at 200C/400F degrees for 3-4 minutes.
2. Put the sausage patties in the air fryer basket in a single layer.
3. Cook sausage patties at 200C/400F degrees for 5 minutes or until the internal temperature of patties is 160F. (use a meat thermometer for measuring)
4. Remove the chicken patties and serve.

Tips for chicken sausage in air fryer.

• Use nonstick spray while cooking chicken sausage to prevent from sticking the sausage on the air fryer basket. This process will help to clean your air fryer later.
• While cooking some sausage your air fryer can smoke. The reason behind this is when you cook sausage which contains a high amount of fat, the air fryer starts smoking. You can pour 2-3 tablespoons of water underneath the basket to prevent smoking.
• The chicken sausage is done when the internal temperature reaches 160F. You can use a meat thermometer to measure the temperature.
• If you’re cooking chicken sausage in air fryer in batches, the following batch cooks a little fast. You need to take care of the time or you’ll burn the sausage.

Is chicken sausage healthy?

Chicken sausages are high in protein, low in fat, and gluten-free. They’re healthy compared to bacon, salami, and pork sausage. Chicken sausages are not packed with fillers like other sausages. In comparison to other sausages, a chicken sausage is a healthy option.

And if you cook chicken sausage in air fryer it’s healthier. You need no oil to cook them.
Here is some chicken sausage brand you can pick from.

• Bilinski’s
• Trader Joe’s
• Italian Chicken Sausage
• Premio

Can I cook sausage in an air fryer?

Yes, you can cook sausage in an air fryer. You can cook them at 200C/400F degrees in your air fryer and enjoy them within a few minutes.

What kind of sausage to cook in an air fryer?

You can cook any type of sausage in an air fryer. If you’re cooking air fryer breakfast sausage, they’ll cook a little faster than thicker sausages. They usually cook for 12 minutes at 200C/400F degrees.

Italian sausage is made perfect in the air fryer. The flavor of fennel and red pepper flakes comes perfectly when you cook them in the air fryer. I just love how they turn out brown and crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.

You can also cook raw chicken sausage in air fryer, at 200C/400F degrees for 10-15 minutes, and fully cooked chicken sausage for 5-6 minutes.
You can always figure out how long to cook the sausages in the air fryer by their thickness.

How long to put chicken sausage in air fryer?

Chicken sausage air fryer time and the temp is 200C/400F degrees for 12 minutes respectively.

But the cooking time depends on the size of chicken sausage you cook in the air fryer. The smaller or thin sausage takes less time compared to the thick ones.

If you cook the chicken sausage in air fryer in batches then the following batch takes less time to cook. You should always notice the time to avoid the burn.

How do you know when the chicken sausage is done?

Usually, chicken sausage is done within 10-15 minutes at 200C/400F degrees. If the chicken sausage’s internal temperature reaches 160F then the sausage is done. To measure the temperature, you can use a meat thermometer. If you don’t have one then you can quickly boil the chicken sausages before air frying them.

You can also cut the chicken sausage after 10-15 minutes of air frying, if they are not pink from the inside then you should know the chicken sausage is done.

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