Sausage and Peppers

By: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

Sausage and Peppers
Although we think of this dish as a classic with pork sausage, feel free to use beef, turkey, or chicken sausages. Just avoid any sausages with cheese and try to stick to the “Italian” flavor profile. One trick: The easiest way to cut sausages into segments is with kitchen shears! You’ll notice that we’ve asked for almost any color of bell pepper except for green. We’re looking for quite a bit of sweetness to balance the sausages, so green works least well here. Author © Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough Photograph © Eric Medsker
cuisine icon Cuisine
Italian
cuisine icon Course
Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
cuisine icon Difficulty
Easy
cuisine icon Duration
30-60 min
cuisine icon Cooking Technique
Air Fry, Instant Omni Toaster Oven and Air Fryer
cuisine icon Keywords
(not breakfast links), 30-60 min, 4 servings, air fry, and cut into 1-inch chunks, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons, balsamic vinegar, cook 18 min, cored, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, dinner, dried oregano, easy, easy dinners, fennel seeds, ground black pepper, instant omni toaster oven and air fryer, italian, italian dinner, lunch, main course, meat, olive oil, pork, prep 20 min, salt, sausage, stemmed, to taste

prep icon Prep Time
20 min
cook icon Cook Time
18 min

serving icon Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 lbs large fat sweet or hot Italian sausages (not breakfast links), cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 large red yellow, or orange bell peppers, stemmed, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 small red onion peeled, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick half-moons
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
  • Toss the sausage pieces, bell peppers, onion, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, fennel seeds, salt, and pepper in a large bowl until everything is glistening and well coated.
  • Set the machine to "Air Fry". Set the temperature to 375°F and the timer to 20 Minutes (which will be a little more than you need). Press Start.
  • When the machine beeps, indicates "Add Food", or is heated to the proper temperature, pour the ingredients from the bowl into the basket or spread them out on the tray. In either case, there can be some overlap, but the pieces should not be stacked on top of each other. Use separate trays or work in batches as necessary.
  • Air-Fry, tossing or rearranging the ingredients every 6 Minutes but otherwise ignoring any "Turn Food" indicator, until golden brown, cooked through, and sizzling, about 18 Minutes in total. If you’ve used multiple trays, swap them top to bottom about halfway through the cooking process.
  • Turn Off the machine and empty the basket or the tray(s) onto a serving platter. Cool for a few minutes before serving hot.
  • Cool the sausage and peppers for about 10 Minutes, then stuff them into hoagie buns or pita pockets along with some lightly dressed arugula. If you want to go all out, smear a little creamy Italian dressing in the bun or pocket before adding the other ingredients.
Notes
  • LEFTOVERS! Any leftovers should be cooled to room temperature, then sealed under plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Heat them straight from the fridge in a single layer (but unwrapped, of course) in a 350°F air fryer for 2 to 3 minutes.
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