Air fryer Italian sausage and vegetables

Name: Air fryer Italian sausage and vegetables
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 zucchini; 1 red bell pepper; ½ red onion; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp salt; 1 pinch black pepper; 4 Italian sausage, links; 2 tbsp grated parmesan, to serve (optional)

Juicy sausage links and charred zucchini, peppers and onion from the air fryer in about 20 minutes, with almost nothing to wash.

30 min total
10 min hands-on
Anyone can make this
Serves 2
About $3.84 a serving
820 calories
Gluten-free

Dolly says: I’d make this on a weeknight. It’s on the table in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

For 2 servings.

1 zucchini
1 red bell pepper
½ red onion
4 Italian sausage, links
2 tbsp grated parmesan, to serve (optional)

From your pantry

1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp salt
1 pinch black pepper

Each serving has about 820 calories, 31 g protein, 14 g carbs and 70 g fat, and costs about $3.84 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No zucchini? Yellow squash works.
No red bell peppers? Yellow bell peppers work.
No red onions? White onions or yellow onions work.
No grated parmesan? Parmesan wedge works.

Steps

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Cut the zucchini into ½-inch half-moons, the pepper into 1-inch pieces and the onion into chunks.
the vegetables in a bowl with the oil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Heat the air fryer to 400°F for 3 minutes.
Timer: 3 min
Lay the sausages in the basket with space between them and air fry 6 minutes.
Timer: 6 min
Turn the sausages over, tip the vegetables in around them, and air fry 10 to 12 minutes, shaking the basket halfway.
Timer: 11 min
Dolly’s tip: If your basket is small, cook the vegetables on their own afterward for 8 minutes. Crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
Check that the sausages read 160°F in the middle and the vegetables are tender with edges.
Food safety: Raw pork sausage is done at 160°F and raw chicken or turkey sausage at 165°F. Precooked sausage just needs heating until hot all the way through.
the sausages or leave them whole, and serve with the vegetables and a sprinkle of parmesan.