Air fryer breakfast sausage links are easy to cook. Cooking breakfast sausage in air fryer is quick, and ready in less than 10 minutes. They are tender, and juicy inside, with crispy skin. Serve with omelets, waffles, or any side of your choosing.
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Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage (Air Fryer Sausage Links)
This air fryer breakfast sausage links can be cooked from fresh or frozen with a great outcome.
Cooking breakfast sausage in the air fryer is the best way of cooking it. It comes out juicy inside with crispy skin.
It is easy, quick, and cooks in less than 10 minutes which makes it quicker than making it in the oven.
Clean-up is easy, with no splatter of oil unlike making it on the stovetop.
These breakfast sausages in air fryer are cooked with no oil, which makes them devoid of unnecessary calories and makes them healthier than deep-fried ones.
The sausage links can be cooked from frozen or you can thaw them first. If cooking from frozen, just add a few minutes to the cooking time.
Sausages are a good source of protein, they are low in carbohydrates, nutritious, and make a perfect breakfast meal served with sides of choice.
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Ingredients
Breakfast Sausage- Breakfast sausage brands include Jimmy Dean, Johnsonville, Hatfield, and Smithfields.
Dips (optional)
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How To Cook Breakfast Sausage In Air Fryer
Arrange the breakfast sausages in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Do not overcrowd or overlap them.
Air fry breakfast sausage links for 4 minutes at 390F/190C.
Flip the sausages with a tong and continue to air fry them for another 4 minutes.
Bring out the sausages, serve and enjoy.
The internal temperature of the sausage should be 160F when fully cooked.
Air Fryer Frozen Breakfast Sausage Links
Here's how to cook frozen breakfast sausage in air fryer:
Arrange frozen breakfast sausages in the air fryer basket.
Set the air fryer to a temperature of 360F/180C and air fry for 3 minutes.
Use a spatula to separate the sausages into individual pieces then continue to air fry them at a temperature of 360F/180C for 8 minutes or until cooked through flipping them with a tong couple of times during cooking.
Bring the sausages out of the air fryer, and serve.
How Long To Cook Breakfast Sausage In Air Fryer
This depends on whether the sausage links are cooked fresh or frozen, their size, thickness, if chicken, pork, or, beef. Fresh breakfast sausages will cook faster than frozen ones.
How long to cook breakfast sausage links in air fryer is between 6-8 minutes.
How long to cook frozen breakfast sausage links in air fryer is between 8-10 minutes.
Air fryer varies by type, brand, and size so you might have to adjust the above recommended cooking times by a few minutes. Check at the lower end of the cooking time, and if need be, add more time.
They are cooked when checked with an instant thermometer, the internal temperature is 160F/74C.
What To Serve With
Omelet
Waffles
How To Store
To store leftover sausage links, let them cool completely, then pack them in a Ziploc or a sealable container, label them, and store in the fridge for up to 3 days or store in the freezer for up to 4 months.
They can be reheated in the air fryer, oven, or microwave.
To Reheat:
The best way to reheat them is in the air fryer. Remove all packaging, and arrange them in the air fryer basket. Set the air fryer to 350C/170C and air fry them for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.
To reheat in the oven, set the temperature to 400F/205C, arrange them on a parchment paper-lined oven tray and reheat for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Once reheated, don't refreeze.
Tips
- No need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer. If they don't fit at once, then cook in batches. Overcrowding will cause uneven cooking.
- Air Fryer brands vary as well as temperature setting, air fry at less than 400F to avoid them burning outer without cooking inside.
- Remember to flip the sausages halfway through cooking so they cook evenly.
FAQS
Can you cook breakfast sausage in the air fryer?
Yes. Cooking breakfast sausage in the air fryer is easy, quick, and the best way of cooking them. You get juicy sausages with crisp skin.
Can you air fry Jimmy dean breakfast sausage?
Yes, you can. Follow the recipe and tips in this post to cook it.
Do sausages cook well in air fryer?
Yes, they do. The air fryer cooks sausages perfectly with no excess oil. The sausages are juicy and tender inside, with crispy skin.
Tools
Air Fryer
Tong or spatula
Serving plates.
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Air Fryer Breakfast Sausage
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- Tongs
Ingredients
- Breakfast sausages
- Dip
Instructions
- Arrange the breakfast sausages in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Do not overcrowd or overlap them.
- Air fry breakfast sausage links for 4 minutes at 390F/190C.Flip the sausages with a tong and continue to air fry them for another 4 minutes.
- Bring out the sausages, serve and enjoy.
Notes
- No need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer. If they don't fit at once, then cook in batches. Overcrowding will cause uneven cooking.
- Air Fryer brands vary as well as temperature setting, air fry at less than 400F to avoid them burning outer without cooking inside.
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