Frozen sausage patties in air fryer

Air fryer frozen sausage Patties

One of the air fryer’s strong points is cooking frozen foods to perfection, from frozen fast food favorites hello French fries, to frozen raw foods like these air fryer frozen chicken wings recipe, frozen chicken breasts and even hot dogs and bacon, the air fryer cooks these straight from frozen and you won’t believe how good the end results turn out.

Why you’ll love this recipe

I usually buy things like sausages, bacon and hot dogs from Costco and you know warehouse sizes don’t play so I freeze them and use them within the month. 

The thing is that sometimes I don't remember to get these frozen meats out of the freezer in time to thaw so I am stuck with frozen food with less than 30 mins to get dinner or breakfast ready! Enter this Air fryer hack. 

Making frozen sausage patties in air fryer has never been easier. It’s faster and there is no need to thaw. The air fryer yields consistent results and the sausage patties are fully cooked, slightly charred with crispy skin and oh so juicy.

What you’ll need to make frozen sausage patties in air fryer appliances

• Your favorite brand of sausage Patties (raw or precooked)
• Ingredients for your planned accompaniment, things like slider buns, cheese and or ingredients for scrambled eggs.

How long do you cook frozen sausage patties in an air fryer?

Air fryers are different so times may be slightly different with individual air fryers. Also if you preheat the air fryer, these sausages will cook faster. It took me 12 minutes to cook these raw sausage patties from frozen in my Cosori air fryer 5.8qt without preheating.

How to air fry frozen sausage patties

This is an overview of the recipe with step by step photos. Scroll down to end of post for a printable recipe card with the amount of ingredients and full recipe instructions.

Remove all packaging of the sausages, place frozen sausage patties in air fryer basket or trays. Set temperature to 350°F / 180°C. Air fry for 5 mins to defrost the patties.

Increase the temp to 400°F / 200°C, air fry for 3 more mins, flip the sausages over and air fry for another 3 to 4 mins. Let it rest in the air fryer for a minute before serving.

What to serve with air fryer frozen sausage patties.

These are like breakfast sausages and can be paired with scrambled eggs, omelet, air fryer fries, mashed potatoes, air fryer potato slices and cottage fries.

We also love to use them for homemade McGriddle and in our pork sausage and cheese sliders or the sausage, egg and cheese sliders.

How to store and reheat

Cooked sausages can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days. Let the sausages cool completely before storing in an airtight container. This is best for sausages cooked from raw. If air frying fully cooked sausages which means you are technically reheating the sausages, I would recommend you reheat the quantity you need at a time.

To reheat simply place on a paper towel lined microwave safe plate and microwave at 20 secs intervals till warmed through.

Air fryer reheating is super easy too. Set temperature to 350°F / 180°C for 3 to 5 mins or till sausages are warmed through.

Air frying Tips

• No need to preheat.
• Cook sausages from frozen, no need to thaw.
• Start at a lower temperature when cooking frozen sausages. This will give the sausages time to defrost and prevent the edges from burning. After the first 5 mins, you can increase the temperature.
• Remember to flip the sausages over at the suggested time in this recipe to ensure even cooking. This won’t be necessary if you are cooking these in thhe Cosori dual blaze air fryer,

FAQs

Here you’ll find answers to common questions about this recipe. If your question isn’t answered, please leave us a comment below and we’ll gladly answer them.

Can you put Jimmy Dean sausage in the air fryer?

Oh yes! You can definitely put Jimmy Dean’s fully cooked sausage patties or links in the air fryer. It will only cook in less time than these frozen and raw sausage patties. Cook them at 380°F for 6 to 8 mins or until they are warmed through.

Are sausage patties raw or fully cooked?

Sausage patties can either be raw or fully cooked. Depends on the brand and what you’re cooking them for.

Can you cook frozen bob evans sausage patties in the air fryer?

Yes you can. In fact the Bob Evans brand was used to test this recipe.

What to do with frozen sausage patties?

You cook them and enjoy them. That’s about what you can do with these.