This is how to cook sausage patties in air fryer (with eggs option)! This is the best way to make them crispy and drain grease away from the meat while they cook. If you loved our air fryer sausage links this is a great other option.
Sausage patties and eggs are the best protein packed breakfast ever!! NO more grease filled pans while your food cooks and you can cook over medium or hard eggs at the same time. Easy air fryer recipe we love.
We began this all by making Ninja Foodi sausage but those were more like brats style and served for dinner. Seriously the best way ever with a nice snap on the outside while remaining tender on the inside. Now that is the only way they’re cooked in this house.
If you uses a Ninja Foodi, the lid that is attached is what you use. There are tons of brands out there. I personally go for what’s on sale so this is what I grabbed. They were each about 1/2″ thick.
How Long to Cook Sausage Patties in Air Fryer
Preheat your air fryer for 5 minutes first so the temperature is even the whole time. Time to air fry your raw sausage patties flipping halfway to get browned all the way around will be about 7 minutes depending on their thickness and how crispy you want the outsides to become of course.
How Long to Cook Frozen Sausage Patties in Air Fryer
This is similar to when we cook air fryer frozen chicken patties. In a Ninja Foodi or Cosori it would be closer to 10-12 minutes total AND you’ll want to put them in when your machine is cold. That way as it is warming up it will gradually defrost them. Set to 10, flip after 5 min.
I will buy the flat round shaped breakfast sausage patties that are raw. Jimmy Dean has some and store brand is cheaper. You will want some Olive oil spray so they don’t stick to the basket. Just a bit is all you need.
How do you know when they are done?
Since this is pork you want to make sure that you do not remove and consume until internal meat temperature reaches 160 degrees F. The air fryer cooking times sheet is a great guide to keep on hand for future reference.
Can you add eggs?
Yes!! You could crack just the egg inside the silicone cup or whisk 2 tbsp milk + 1 egg + finely diced green onions or bell peppers together like our air fryer egg bites. Just don’t fill beyond 3/4 of the way full.
How Long to Cook Sausage Patties and Eggs in Air Fryer
For large eggs you’ll reach medium hard yolks in 5 minutes, medium size will be over hard in 5. SO if you cook these together just remove at minute 5, set aside for 3 minutes so they can continue firming up, and continue cooking meat for 2-3 more minutes.
I prefer to season with salt and pepper at the end but you could do inside the cups too. This is a game changer for us. Wouldn’t cook it in a pan ever again.
Air Fryer Sausage Patties Recipe
Video
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 4-8 medium sausage patties, ours were 1/2" thick and premade into patties, time will fluctuate depending on how thick they are
- 1 spray olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400 F for 5 minutes.
- Spray inside of basket with olive oil spray and lay raw patties inside, do not overlap them. If you want to add 1 egg inside each silicone cup do that now too.
- Cook sausage for 7 minutes total flipping halfway.
- Remove, ensure middle is not pink and reads 160F.
Notes
Frozen Sausage Patties in Air Fryer
Timing increases by a few minutes. Air fry for 10-12 minutes flipping halfway until heated to the center.Sausage Patties and Eggs in Air Fryer
You could crack just the egg inside the silicone cup or whisk 2 tbsp milk + 1 egg + finely diced green onions or bell peppers together. Just don’t fill beyond 3/4 of the way full. Cook eggs for 5 minutes, allow to sit inside cups for 3 minutes once removed from basket before taking them out. So if cooking together just remove eggs at min 5 and flip patties at that time.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Italian sausage air fryer style are great for an air fryer breakfast too for larger pieces, try spicy sometime! Jump to recipe y’all and enjoy.
DO you have the recipe for the sausage patties please?
Scroll to bottom, above these comments for recipe. Just ignore added info about eggs, sausage info is there in box
I love this, recipe is good! Thanks you
The eggs were perfectly cooked and the sausage patties were crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. This is my new go-to breakfast!
I think this is my new favorite breakfast. So much easier than turning on the stove!
Nice! It’s a great way to cut out on extra oil/fats. I’m definitely guilty of using the pan to cook sausages, and the air fryer is actually way easier. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve just had regular sausages cooked in my air fryer so I can totally see how this recipe is a winner!
Enjoyed recipient I’m only learning
Keep em coming! We enjoy so many of your recipes! I’m using my air fryer and instant pot so much, I multi task a lot for our family of 9!
So glad I can be helpful and thank you!!