Making pork breakfast sausage links in an air fryer means that you can have a hearty protein-based breakfast in the morning without any hassle. Just pop your breakfast sausage in the air fryer and walk away to do other tasks.
So quick & easy. Breakfast is a breeze and cleanup is so much easier. ~ Cheryl on Pinterest
Worked perfectly. We were impressed with the crispness and flavour. ~ Al on Pinterest
Our air fryer breakfast sausages are so juicy!
If you've ever wondered if you can even cook sausage links in an air fryer, you'll be pleased to know that air fried breakfast sausages are easy, juicy, golden brown, and delicious!
No need to even flip the sausages over, you can truly put them in the air fryer basket and then walk away until the timer goes off. No more standing over a skillet or having to save sausage for the weekends!
Our easy method works for pork, chicken, or even frozen sausages too.
Ingredients you'll need
We used Johnsonville pork breakfast sausages in this recipe, other popular options are Jimmy Dean, Walmart, AmyLu, Banquet, and Farmer John. You can even air fry chicken breakfast sausage links the same way as the pork variety, our favorite brand is the Trader Joe's chicken sausage links.
- 1 package uncooked pork breakfast sausage - chicken sausages or turkey work well too. You can make precooked sausages, it'll be the same cooking temp, you'll just need to cook them for less.
Kitchen tools
We used our toaster oven style air fryer for this recipe, we also have a Cosori, and cooking breakfast sausage in either model works great!
How to air fry breakfast sausage
- Preheat the air fryer for 3-5 minutes on 400F.
- Lay the breakfast sausage links in a single layer.
- Cook the sausage at 400 F for a total of 8-10 minutes, until they're browned to your liking. We took ours out after 9 minutes.
Recipe notes
- If you have a basket style air fryer and aren't able to spread out your sausage with breathing room on all sides, then we recommend you flip your sausages after 5 minutes.
- If you're cooking chicken sausage, they only take 6-7 minutes to cook.
- Air fryer models vary and can cook slower or faster than other brands. Keep a close eye on the sausages the first time you go to make it.
- Leftovers will keep up to 4 days in the fridge.
Reader questions
And if you're making frozen sausage links in the air fryer, you'll want to follow the same instructions but add 5 minutes to the cooking time. After the first 5 minutes of cooking, break the frozen sausage apart and spread them out on the pan.
While our recipe is for raw breakfast sausage, if you have a precooked breakfast sausage that's fully cooked like Banquet brand, you won't need to air fry them as long. Air fry the sausages at 400F for 5-6 minutes or till warmed through.
What to serve with breakfast sausage links
- Toast or English muffins
- Scrambled or fried eggs or perhaps air fryer hard boiled eggs
- Hash browns or home fries
- Pancakes or waffles
- Fresh fruit or fruit salad
Air fryer sausage recipes
- Air fryer brats
- Italian sausage in air fryer
- Air fryer frozen sausage
- Air fryer chicken sausage
- Air fryer sausage patties
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Recipe
Sausage Links in Air Fryer (Breakfast Sausage)
Ingredients
- 10 raw pork breakfast sausages 12 oz package
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 400 F.
- Lay the breakfast sausage links in a single layer in the air fryer basket or air fryer oven basket.
- Cook the sausage for a total of 8-10 minutes at 400F, until they're browned to your liking. Flipping isn't necessary, but you can after 5 minutes if preferred. Enjoy!
Notes
- Air fryer models vary and can cook slower or faster than other brands. Keep a close eye on the air fryer sausage recipe the first time you go to make it.
- This breakfast sausage recipe works for pork sausage, precooked sausages, turkey, or chicken sausage too. If you have precooked sausage, just cook them for 5-6 minutes. Chicken sausages take 6-7 minutes. If you have frozen sausages, add 5 minutes to the cooking time and break the sausages apart after the first 5 minutes (if they're stuck together).
Valerie Rocks says
this is the only way 2 cook breakfast sausages. no mess & so quick. I cook them then add them 2 omelet for the next day as I have much more energy at afternoon or night than in morning. all I have 2 do is pop in microwave next morning!!
Pam says
TY for the great cook times. I keep forgetting and use this site for everytime i need a refresher of the times 🙂