Air Fryer Breakfast Sausages

A plate of air fried sausages with some ketchup in the background.

Air Fryer Breakfast Sausages

Get breakfast, lunch, or dinner on the table in just a matter of minutes with this no-mess air fryer sausages recipe! The best part is, you can use this recipe for your Italian sausages, bratwurst, or any kind of link sausage, without having to add any oil!

Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 14

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 220kcal

Author Kate Hahnel

Equipment

Your preferred choice of air fryer
Flipping tongs

Ingredients

5 sausage links (fresh or frozen - such as chicken, kielbasa, bratwurst or Italian),

Instructions

COOK UNFROZEN (FRESH) BREAKFAST SAUSAGE

Place sausages in a single layer in the basket. Set the temperature to 180°C (350°F), close the fryer, and cook for 14 minutes or until properly browned on and cooked through (minimum internal temperature 160°F). Make sure to flip the sausages halfway through cooking using a pair of cooking tongs.
Serve with eggs, toast, or your preferred accompaniment.

COOK FROZEN SAUSAGE LINKS IN THE AIR FRYER

Program the air fryer at 160°C or 320°F. Place the frozen sausage links into the air fryer basket (you do not need to cut them up) and cook for 8 minutes to kickstart the defrosting and cooking process.
Once the air fryer beeps, flip the sausages and now air fry at the increased temperature of 180°C (approximately 350°F) for a further 7 minutes to enable the sausages to brown up and attain an internal temperature of at least 160°F. Make sure to check on them halfway through cooking. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Cooking Times for Frozen Sausages:

First, cook the frozen breakfast sausage links in the air fryer using the following cooking times as a guide:-

¼ inch thick - 7 to 8 minutes at 320°F (160°C).
½ inch thick - 8 to 12 minutes at 320°F(160°C).
1 inch thick - 10 to 15 minutes at 320°F(160°C)

Once slightly defrosted, flip and cook using an increased temperature of 180°C or 350°F for a further 7 minutes or until the sausages brown up and attain an internal temperature of at least 160°F (71°C).

Other Useful Notes:-

The cooking time has only been calculated for fresh sausages, in this recipe card.
Increase the cooking time by a few minutes for thicker sausages, and make sure to check on them halfway through air frying.
Place a piece of parchment paper, aluminum foil, or a few pieces of bread at the bottom of the basket, to help catch the grease and prevent smoking.

Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated using tools that we use. It will, therefore, vary depending on the individual products used and should therefore, only be used as a rough estimate. Nutritional information is based on 1 serving size of one sausage.

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