Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers
Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers is a tasty low-carb meal that’s extra quick and easy, and this perfect for a week night! And anyone who likes sausage and peppers will love this recipe that cooks them in the Air Fryer.
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Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers is a perfect example of how the Air Fryer can take ordinary ingredients and turn them into an amazing quick meal! That’s one of my top reasons for being an Air Fryer fan. I liked this sausage and peppers dinner so much that a week after we tested the recipe I made it for myself and ate the leftovers for several days! That doesn’t happen often in a house where there’s always food around from testing recipes.
Kara and I both like our sausage well-browned, so we put the Air Fryer rack on the top in the Cuisinart Convection Air Fryer Toaster Oven (affiliate link), but if you’d like your sausage a bit less browned use the lower shelf. And all Air Fryer brands cook differently, so I’d start checking a little sooner than the cooking time for each step of this recipe if you have a different Air Fryer.
My fondness for Italian Sausage with peppers is pretty well-documented, but this Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers is method for cooking them that will be a go-to for me now. If you like those ingredients, I hope you’ll give it a try.
What ingredients do you need for this recipe?
(This is only a list of ingredients; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe with ingredient amounts.)
- pork or turkey Italian sausage
- large red bell peppers
- onion
- Newman’s Own Classic Oil and Vinegar Dressing (affiliate link) or another low-sugar vinaigrette dressing
- Italian Herb Seasoning (affiliate link)
- Dried Oregano (affiliate link)
- salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste
What Italian Sausage is best for Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers?
Either hot Italian sausage or mild Italian sausage will be delicious in this easy dinner, so use the one your family prefers. I’m a fan of turkey Italian Sausage when I can find it, but pork sausage will also be delicious.
Can you use other colors of bell peppers for this recipe?
You can use yellow, orange, or even green bell peppers for the Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers if that’s what you have. I used the extra-large red bell peppers that show up in the fall, and they were on sale at my store!
Do you need onion for this recipe?
We liked the bit of onion in the Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers, but onion is optional. If your peppers aren’t that large, I might use one more pepper if you’re not using the onion.
How low in carbs is the Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers?
This easy Air Fryer dinner has only 7 net carbs per serving and 27 grams of protein!
Which Air Fryer do I use?
I became a big Air Fryer fan after I got the Cuisinart Convection Air Fryer Toaster Oven (affiliate link). This air fryer has a larger basket, which let me fit enough sausage and peppers for five servings for this recipe. I also like the convenience of having an air fryer that stays out on the counter.
What if you don’t have an Air Fryer?
I haven’t tried making this exact same recipe in the oven, but this Sheet Pan Meal should be helpful on the cooking temperature and cooking time for people who want to try that.
How to make Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers:
(This is only a summary of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)
- Cut up peppers and onions into thick strips.
- Mix together the dressing, Italian Herb Seasoning, and Dried Oregano.
- Toss onions and peppers with dressing mixture.
- We used Air Fryer Parchment Paper (affiliate link) but that’s completely optional.
- Preheat Air Fryer to 400F/200C if your Air Fryer model needs it.
- Put veggie mixture into Air Fryer basket and cook 5 minutes.
- We rolled the sausage on the cutting board to straighten it. (This makes it easier to fit five pieces of sausage!)
- After 5 minutes, remove Air Fryer basket and stir vegetables.
- Put sausage links on top of the vegetables and cook 5 minutes more.
- Remove Air Fryer basket again, stir veggies again, and turn over sausage and put back on top of the peppers.
- Cook 3-5 minutes longer, or until the sausage is browned and cooked through.
- We used an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) to make sure the sausage was 160F/71C for pork sausage or 165F/74C for turkey sausage.
- Serve the Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers hot, and enjoy!
Make it a Low-Carb Meal:
Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers would taste great with any of these low-carb side dishes:
- Pesto Spaghetti Squash
- Roasted Turnips
- Lemony Green Beans
- Pan-Fried Broccoli with Pine Nuts and Parmesan
- Roasted Cabbage with Lemon
Want more low-carb Air Fryer dinner ideas?
Check out my round-up of 100 Keto Air Fryer Recipes for lots of Air Fryer ideas from Kalyn’s Kitchen and other blogs around the web. You can use Air Fryer Recipes to see all the Air Fryer recipes on my site.
Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers
This easy dinner of Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers only has six ingredients and this can be on the table in less than 30 minutes. And it's a perfect low-carb meal.
Ingredients
- 5 links pork or turkey Italian sausage (see notes)
- 3 large red bell peppers
- 1 large onion
- 3 T Newman's Own Classic Olive Oil and Vinegar Dressing
- 1 tsp. Italian Herb Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut up the peppers into thick strips, removing seeds and ends. Cut the onion into thick slivers.
- Mix together the dressing, Italian Herb Seasoning, and Dried Oregano.
- Toss onions and peppers with the dressing mixture.
- We used a piece of Air Fryer Parchment Paper (affiliate link) for this recipe to keep the Air Fryer basket cleaner, but no worries if you don't have that and don't want to buy it.
- Preheat Air Fryer to 400F/200C if you Air Fryer model needs preheating.
- Put veggie mixture into the Air Fryer basket and cook 5 minutes.
- While veggies cook, put sausage on the cutting board and roll each piece with your hands to get it as straight as possible. (Not absolutely necessary, but this makes it easier to fit five pieces of sausage!)
- After 5 minutes, remove Air Fryer basket and stir vegetables with a fork.
- Put the sausage links on top of the vegetables and cook 5 minutes more.
- Remove Air Fryer basket again, stir veggies again, and turn over sausage and put them back on top of the peppers.
- Cook 3-5 minutes longer, or until the sausage is nicely browned and cooked through.
- We used an Instant Read Meat Thermometer (affiliate link) to make sure the sausage was 160F/71C for pork sausage or 165F/74C for turkey sausage.
- Serve hot and enjoy!
Notes
The package of Italian Sausage links we used was about 1 1/2 pounds.
This recipe created by Kalyn and Kara, with inspiration from other recipes we saw online.
Nutrition Information
Yield
5Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 304Total Fat 18gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 89mgSodium 344mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 1gSugar 5gProtein 27g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.
Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers is a great dinner for low-carb or Keto diet plans. Personally I would eat this for any phase of the original South Beach Diet, but South Beach would definitely recommend turkey Italian sausage, which I am having a hard time finding lately. (The fat content in the nutritional information is for pork sausage, so it would be quite a bit lower in fat with the turkey sausage.)
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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers was first post in 2022, and I’ve made it regularly since then. It was last updated with more information in 2025.
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