Air Fryer Shrimp and Sausage

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This Air Fryer Shrimp meal can be made in less than 30 minutes. It’s filled with seasoned shrimp, sausage and vegetables. 

We love quick and easy meals like beef ramen, steak fajitas and baked ravioli

Shrimp Sausage Peppers and Corn

There are some nights when I don’t feel like making a complicated meal or having a bunch of pots and pans to clean up. 

That’s why I love this easy dinner! Six ingredients and under 30 minutes with very minimal cleaning. 

What you need

Shrimp – I used frozen medium sized shrimp that I thawed in the refrigerator. Any size shrimp will work it will just effect the cook time. Small shrimp cook about 6 minutes, extra large shrimp around 10 minutes.

Also, make sure that they are peeled and deveined. It’s fine if they still have the tails on.

SausageUse sausage that has already been cooked like kielbasa.

Bell PeppersThese add crunch and color.

CornCut the corn cob into 1-inch rounds. This helps them cook faster and makes them easy to eat.

Old Bay Seasoning – This adds great flavor to the meal. You could also use your favorite Cajun seasoning. 

bowl of shrimp, peppers, corn, sausage and old bay

How to make air fryer shrimp

Scroll to the bottom for full printable recipe, ingredients and video. 

  1. Place shrimp in a large bowl and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning. Stir to coat the shrimp.
  2. Add in sliced sausage, peppers, corn and olive oil. Toss to make sure everything is coated.
  3. Pour half of the mixture into basket and cook at 400 degrees for 4 minutes. Remove basket and shake or toss, cook for an additional 4 minutes.
  4. Set cooked food aside and cook the remaining shrimp mixture 400 degrees F for total of 8 minutes. 

Shrimp, Old Bay, Peppers, Corn in a bowl

Tips

  • Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel to help prevent them from being soggy.
  • Cook in two batches. You don’t want to overcrowd the basket so that everything gets cooked evenly. 

Variations of this recipe

This is a simple meal and can be changed according to what ingredients you might have available. Here are a few other additions or substitutions that would work well.

  • If you are a vegetable lover, try adding mushrooms, chopped asparagus or squash and zucchini.
  • Like a little extra spice, substitute Cajun seasoning for the Old Bay. 
  • Add some small quartered potatoes for a classic shrimp boil. 

How to serve

There are several ways to serve this dish. Try over rice, cauliflower rice or pasta. We also like using it as a filling in a tortilla for tacos.

We typically serve by itself along with some crusty bread. 

How long does the shrimp and sausage last?

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will last for 3 days. Reheat in the air fryer, skillet or oven.

How is air frying different than the oven?

Conventional ovens disperse heat slowly through the oven via a heating element. You can make this recipe in the oven, just pour everything onto a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. 

Air fryers heat up much more quickly and circulate the hot air using rapid air technology. I also love how easy they are to clean.

Download this printable time and temperature sheet for quick reference.

AIR FRYER COOKING TIMES CHEAT SHEET

Best air fryer

There are many great options available. I use this Corsi 5.8 quart and it works wonderful for our family of 5. 

I have also heard great things about this Instant Vortex 6 quart. 

More air fryer recipes

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Shrimp and peppers in bowl.
5 from 11 votes

Air Fryer Shrimp and Sausage

By Heather
Easy Shrimp and Sausage Dinner is filled with shrimp, sausage and veggies.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Total: 18 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients 

  • 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
  • 6 oz kielbasa sausage, sliced into rounds pork, beef or chicken
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 cobs corn, cut into 1-inch rounds
  • 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
  • 3 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions 

  • Place shrimp in a large bowl. Add Old Bay Seasoning on top of shrimp.
  • Add in peppers, corn, sausage and olive oil. Stir to coat.
  • Pour half of the mixture into air fryer basket. Set temperature for 400 degrees F for 4 minutes. After 4 minutes, shake the basket and then cook another 4 minutes.
  • Pour cooked food onto plate and finish cooking the remainder of shrimp mixture. 400 degrees F for a total of 8 minutes.

Video

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Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 287mg | Sodium: 896mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
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23 Comments

  1. This looks like a delicious recipe. We have an air fryer and I would love to make more recipes in it. Thanks for sharing.

  2. 5 stars
    This looks great meal we can cook in Air Fryer. I need to get one. Old bay seasoning does wonders in shrimp.

  3. OK, so this is going to happen asap in my air fryer. I love Old Bay seasoning and shrimp and sausage. Yum!

  4. This sounds amazing. I love using my air fryer. You can make so much with it. I will need to try out your recipe next.

  5. I cannot believe that you cooked this in an air fryer. I am totally impressed I had no idea that you could cook food like this in an air fryer!