Best 4 Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers Sausage Recipes

AIR FRYER MINI PEPPERS STUFFED WITH CHEESE AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; set aside.
• Preheat an air fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut a slit in one side of each sweet pepper lengthwise from stem to tip. Brush peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil and place in the air fryer basket.
• Cook in the preheated air fryer for 3 minutes. Shake the basket and cook until peppers start to brown and soften, about 3 minutes more. Remove peppers and let stand until cool enough to handle; leave air fryer on.
• While peppers are cooling, stir together sausage, cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, blue cheese, chives, garlic, and black pepper in a medium bowl until well combined. Mix bread crumbs with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small bowl.
• Spoon cheese mixture into each pepper and sprinkle with bread crumb mixture. Place stuffed peppers in the air fryer basket, working in batches if necessary, and cook until filling is heated through and bread crumbs are toasted, 4 to 5 minutes. Cool slightly; serve warm.

AIR FRYER STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• If you don't have rice that is already cooked, cook your rice first according to packaging directions.
• Wash the bell peppers and dry them. Then cut the tops off and remove the inner (known as the placenta) and the seeds.
• Finely chop the onion.
• Now, heat one teaspoon of oil in a large pan. Add the onions and sauté them on medium-high heat for around 5 minutes until translucent.
• Add the ground beef into the pan, break it up to avoid large chunks, and cook it until it's no longer pink.
• Turn down the heat to low and add the cooked rice, tomato sauce, fine herbs/Italian seasoning, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Stir everything until it is well mixed. Now turn off the stove.
• Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Stuff the bell peppers with the meat-rice filling using a spoon. Depending on the size of the bell peppers, you might not be able to use all of the filling (it tastes delicious on its own). Don't overstuff the bell peppers.
• When the air fryer is hot, add the stuffed peppers to the air fryer. Try standing them up, but if it doesn't work, they should be fine on their side if you stuffed them well enough.
• Cook the peppers for 9 (if you want them a touch firm) to 12 minutes (if you want them softer). Then sprinkle cheese on top and cook them for another 3-5 minutes or until they are done to your preference. It's best to stand them up for this part so that the cheese doesn't make a mess. Reminder: Every air fryer cooks differently. Also, the size of peppers can affect your cooking time - so your exact cook time can vary.
• When done, remove the cooked peppers from the air fryer (careful hot) and serve. You can sprinkle some chopped parsley on top if desired. Enjoy!

AIR FRYER SAUSAGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat a 3.5-quart air fryer to 275 degrees F. Add the bread cubes to the air-fryer basket (it's okay if they're not in a single layer). Air-fry until completely dry and lightly golden, tossing halfway through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon into small pieces, until lightly browned and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the celery, garlic, shallot, sage, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and cook until warmed through, about 1 minutes, using a wooden spoon to scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Remove from the heat.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl, then add the bread cubes and warm sausage mixture. Toss until the bread is nicely saturated and the mixture is well combined.
• Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees F and butter a 6-by-3-inch round baking dish with butter. Transfer the stuffing mixture to the prepared baking dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Place the dish in the air-fryer basket, then air-fry until the stuffing is heated through and starting to brown at the edges, about 15 minutes. Remove the foil, then continue to cook until the top is crisp and deep golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes more. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

AIR FRYER ITALIAN SAUSAGES, PEPPERS, AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cut onions in half from root to stem; cut each half into thirds. Combine onions and bell peppers in a medium bowl. Add olive oil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; toss to combine. Transfer vegetables into the air fryer basket and set the sausage links on top without touching one another.
• Air fry for 15 minutes. Turn sausages and air fry for another 10 minutes.
• Place each sausage in a bun and top with vegetables and provolone cheese.