
One thing you will need to do differently is instead of cooking the sausage and peppers on different trays like I do, you will add the sausage on top of the pepper slices in the basket.

I’m using the Instant Pot Vortex Plus, which is considered an air fryer oven so cooking your meal in an air fryer basket may yield slightly different results. So good! What kind of air fryer do you use? If you want to cook your starch at the same time as your sausage and peppers, you’ll want to give this Air Fryer Smoked Sausage, Potatoes, and Peppers a try. Check the temperature with an an instant read thermometer to ensure doneness – 150☏.

Just remember the sausage needs around 11 minutes to cook through. You may want to experiment with adding a little more/less time until you see how long it takes to cook them to your preferred doneness. A few minutes longer for softer peppers and a few minutes shorter for peppers with some bite left to them. You can easily control just how soft you want the peppers to get. Does that surprise you too? I found the peppers need a good 5 minutes more than the sausage in order to be cooked to somewhat soft with a bit of bite left in them. The interesting thing I found with cooking sausage and peppers in the air fryer is that the sausage cooks through significantly faster than the bell peppers. It also means you can have sausage and peppers so much faster – less than 30 minutes without standing over the stove!! Does everything cook the same as on the stove top? Making the components separate – but together in the air fryer – lets us all enjoy one person’s favorite dish (MINE!) I’m pretty much known for making food and giving the option of eat or don’t eat but I won’t make a meal very often if only one or two of us really enjoys it. Add the onion and bell peppers to the pan. In the same pan, melt the butter and add more olive oil if needed. Set aside to cool slightly, then slice into two-inch slices. This is especially nice if you have pickier eaters who don’t care for peppers. In a large skillet, over medium heat add the olive oil and brown the the sausages well but not cooking completely through. You can taste the juicy savory flavors of sausage and the sweet crisp bite of green bell peppers (or sweeter, mellower red bell peppers if you prefer). Like I said above, cooking sausage and peppers in the air fryer means the flavors don’t get all mixed up together. Add the Beyond sausage and cook over medium-high heat, turning frequently until the sides are browned and the sausage is firm. Step 2 - Add 1 tablespoon of oil to coat the bottom of a large skillet. Wash the bell peppers and cut out the seeds and slice them into long skinny slices. What difference does it make to cook them in the air fryer? Step 1 - Peel the onion and slice it into thin long pieces. You cook the sausage and peppers simultaneously but they aren’t cooked long and slow so you control how soft the peppers get. That’s where air fryer sausage and peppers saves the day. But not everyone’s a fan of that mushy pepper texture or the flavors all melded together like slow cooking delivers. Sausage and peppers is an iconic Italian-American street food dish, perfect for lunch counters. I love a good sausage and pepper sandwich, and this slow cooker sausage and peppers recipe reminds me of my favorite sausage and pepper sandwich from the fair. Why cook sausage and peppers in the air fryer?

I make a small commission on purchases you make through links with no additional cost to you. Please note there are affiliate links in this article. The air fryer keeps a little bite in your peppers while cooking the sausage to perfection in less than 20 minutes. It’s perfectly seasoned on it’s own, lends a chewy texture with a protein kick, making this dish complete and delicious.If you aren’t a fan of mushy peppers but love sausage and peppers then this is the recipe for you.

The broth is very flavorful with the smoked spices and saffron, and hearty with a robust mix of vegetables, nuts, and the star – Beyond Sausage. This is my own take on paella, and I couldn’t be more pleased. It went on to use rabbit, chicken, and duck when living standards improved, and then on to what we are used to today (except myself apparently), with shellfish, and sausages. I don’t know what the heck a water vole is, though it looks like a beaver/otter. Its delicious So I made a good ol Italian Sausage.
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Plus it’s more nutritious for you too.Īh yes, the meat part of this “Veggie Paella” is Beyond Meat’s Beyond Sausage! Going back again to tradition, way back in the 1800’s, paella was made with water vole meat. First of all, let me say that this video has not been sponsored by Beyond Meat. If you’d like to make this recipe, use the grains you have, unless you’re absolutely dying to try millet. For my household, it’s all about using what you’ve got, and thanks to Melissa’s Produce, millet is abundant in the house right now, so there you have it. Short grain white rice is the tradition in paellas, but here, again, I switched things up.
