Taking sausages from frozen to perfectly browned and juicy takes less than 15 minutes in the air fryer.
Can You Cook Sausage From Frozen?
Yes! It’s actually really easy to do, so no need to panic if you realized you left them in the freezer. It’s actually not that different from cooking thawed sausages in the air fryer. The only real difference is that it takes a bit longer, and that you need to take them out halfway through to separate them.
Note that if you don’t want to use the air fryer, you can also cook frozen sausages on the stovetop and in the oven. It’s easiest in the air fryer though!
Video: Air Fryer Sausages From Frozen
Instructions
First, remove the sausages from the packaging. If they’re stuck, run a little cool water over the package for a few minutes or microwave for 30 seconds.
Set the air fryer temperature to 400°F and place the “block” of frozen sausages into the air fryer basket. Cook the sausages for five minutes, and then remove the basket from the air fryer. The sausages will be thawed enough to pull apart and redistribute in the air fryer basket so that more air can circulate around them.
Place the air fryer basket back into the air fryer and cook the sausages for an additional eight to 10 minutes. At this point they will be perfectly browned, cooked-through, and juicy.
Serve the sausages immediately or store in the refrigerator up to five days.
If you have breakfast sausages instead of ones the size of these Italian sausages, try these Air Fryer Breakfast Sausages instructions.
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Air Fryer Sausages From Frozen Recipe
- Prep Time: 0 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
- Category: Entrée
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
DESCRIPTION
Taking sausages from frozen to perfectly browned and juicy takes less than 15 minutes in the air fryer.
Ingredients
- 1 (5-count) pkg. frozen Italian sausages
Instructions
- Set air fryer temperature to 400°F.
- Remove block of frozen sausage from packaging. Transfer it to air fryer basket. Insert basket into air fryer. Cook 5 minutes.
- Remove air fryer basket, separate sausages, redistribute. Return air fryer basket to air fryer. Cook 8 to 10 minutes more or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the sausages registers 160°F.
- Remove sausages from air fryer. Serve warm.
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Five star all the way , do exactly as written and they come out perfect
Thank you, Phil! Glad it worked perfect for you.
Worked perfectly!
Happy to hear it, Fiona!
I cooked frozen raw sausages in my ninja air fryer following the steps in this Recipe. They turned out perfectly every time. There is no other way I rather cook them now. Very juicy, cooked thoroughly and perfect crispiness. Soooo good. I highly recommend ♡
I’m glad it works out so well for you, Mary! I love how easy it is.
Thanks – I thought this must be possible, we’ll try it tonight with our sausages!
Enjoy, Karen!
Thanks so much….. lily dale sausage is wonderful cooked this way
Polly, I’m so happy you liked the method, and thank you for letting me know about those sausages in particular!
Very good recipe. Worked great.
Bernie, I’m so happy you liked it! Thanks for coming back to let me know :)
Love how easy this is. I cook sausages this way all the time now!
That’s wonderful, Rachel! Glad you are enjoying.
Thank you! This was just the info I needed since I realized my sausages are still in the freezer. Whoops!
So glad I could help, Charlie! We have other cooking from frozen recipes if you ever need them.