Italian Sausage in Air Fryer
December 11, 2023
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January 9, 2024This easy Stovetop Sausage and Rice Casserole combines perfectly seasoned sausage with tender rice, creating a deliciously convenient meal that will become a family favorite in no time.
It’s protein-packed and ready in about 30 minutes.
Sausage and Rice Casserole Recipe
This easy Italian sausage and rice casserole uses the speed of the air fryer to cook sausage and a saute pan to do the rest.
Not only does this recipe come together in under an hour, but it also includes a colorful variety of vegetables. It feels slightly sneaky to put a nutritious meal together (including veggies) that the whole family will enjoy with so few steps.
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We all know that for a family meal to receive two thumbs up, it has to be quick, created with ingredients on hand, and easy to clean up. This recipe checks all the boxes.
Try our Sausage, Green Bean and Potato Casserole if you like this easy casserole.
Ingredients
- Italian sausage links
- olive oil
- yellow onion
- celery
- red, yellow or orange bell pepper
- garlic
- chicken broth
- cream of celery soup
- instant rice
- sliced almonds
- fresh parsley
- spices: red pepper flakes, dried basil, salt, black pepper
Sausage and Rice Recipe Tips
- Don’t have the cream of celery soup? Substitute with cream of chicken or mushroom.
- Regular or long-grain rice will need additional cooking time.
- Try a variety of flavored sausages to pep up the recipe.
How to make Sausage and Rice Casserole
Place your Italian sausages in the air fryer, a frying pan, or the oven to cook them fully.
Let the meat rest and drip for 1 to 2 minutes.
As the sausage cools, heat olive oil in a large saute pan. Add peppers, celery, onion, and garlic.
Cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender.
Next, stir in basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper until blended.
Slice cooked Italian sausage into bite sized pieces and fold into the vegetable mix on low-medium heat.
In a separate bowl whisk together cream of celery soup and chicken broth until smooth.
Pour soup mixture and rice into the vegetable/sausage mix and stir well.
Bring the concoction to a boil and stir. Cover the pan and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or until rice is fully cooked.
Sprinkle with almonds and fresh parsley; serve and enjoy.
Does rice need to be cooked before adding to casserole?
It depends on the recipe.
This Italian sausage and rice casserole recipe cooks the rice in the pan as it goes. No need to cook beforehand.
How to serve sausages for dinner?
Our favorite ways to enjoy sausage for dinner are sandwiches, breakfast skillets, cornbread sausage and apple dressing, and Italian sausage and peppers pasta.
We love an easy sausage dinner, no matter the type!
Other Easy Sausage Dinners
Easy Sausage Noodle Casserole combines flavorful Italian sausage, tender noodles, and a creamy sauce for a comforting meal that the whole family will love.
Stovetop Sausage and Rice Casserole
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 5 Italian sausage links or brats
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 ½ cups celery finely diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper cored and diced
- 1 medium yellow or orange bell pepper cored and diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 (12 oz. can) cream of celery soup
- 1 cup instant rice
- ¼ cup almonds sliced
- Fresh parsley as garnish
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer.
- Place the sausages in air fryer basket or tray. Lay the sausages in a single layer, leaving room on all sides.
- Air fry the sausages at 370 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes, flip halfway through cooking process.
- Remove sausages from the air fryer and set them aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pan. Add the peppers, celery, onion, and garlic.
- Cook until the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper until blended.
- Slice cooked Italian sausage into bite sized pieces, then fold into the vegetable mix on low/medium heat.
- In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together the cream of celery soup and chicken broth until smooth.
- Pour soup mixture and rice into the vegetable/sausage mix and stir well.
- Bring to a boil, stir, and cover.
- Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes or until rice is fully cooked.
- Garnish with sliced almonds and fresh parsley.
