Air fryer chicken sausage and sweet potatoes
Crispy-edged sweet potatoes, broccoli and browned chicken sausage from the air fryer, a light, filling dinner for two with barely any dishes.
- 35 min total
- 10 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 2
- About $3.86 a serving
- 530 calories
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: Most of the time here is hands-off, so you can sit down while it cooks.
Ingredients
For 2 servings.
- 1 sweet potato, large
- ½ broccoli, crown
- 12 oz precooked chicken sausage, 4 links
- ½ lemon (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
Each serving has about 530 calories, 30 g protein, 35 g carbs and 29 g fat, and costs about $3.86 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No broccoli? Frozen broccoli works.
- No lemons? Limes work.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
Scrub the sweet potato and cut it into ¾-inch . Cut the broccoli into bite-size florets.
Cube. Cubing means cutting food into chunky, even squares, usually three quarters of an inch to an inch. Same-size cubes cook at the same speed and brown on every side.
How you’ll know: Your pieces look like a handful of sugar cubes, a little bigger than diced, all close to the same size.
the sweet potato in a bowl with half the oil, the paprika, garlic powder and salt.
Toss. Tossing means gently lifting and turning food so everything gets coated, like pasta in sauce or vegetables in oil. It coats every piece evenly without mashing anything.
How you’ll know: Every piece looks glossy or evenly coated, with no dry spots hiding underneath.
Heat the air fryer to 400°F for 3 minutes, then air fry the sweet potatoes 10 minutes, shaking halfway.
Timer: 13 min
the chicken sausage into 1-inch pieces and the broccoli in the same bowl with the rest of the oil.
Slice. Slicing means cutting food into flat pieces of about the same thickness. Even slices cook evenly, so none are raw while others burn.
How you’ll know: Lay a few side by side: they’re close to the same thickness from one end to the other.
Toss. Tossing means gently lifting and turning food so everything gets coated, like pasta in sauce or vegetables in oil. It coats every piece evenly without mashing anything.
How you’ll know: Every piece looks glossy or evenly coated, with no dry spots hiding underneath.
Add the sausage and broccoli to the basket, shake, and air fry 8 to 10 minutes, until the sweet potatoes are tender and the sausage is and hot through.
Brown. Browning means cooking until the outside turns brown, which is where a lot of savory flavor comes from. Give food room and time without stirring, or it steams and stays gray.
How you’ll know: The food looks brown rather than gray, and the kitchen smells toasty and savory.
Timer: 9 min
Dolly’s tip: Shake once in the middle so the broccoli tips char instead of burning.Squeeze the lemon over the top and serve.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
Dollop puts this dinner on a night that suits your week, lists only what you still need to buy, and walks you through each step while you cook.
