AIR-FRYER ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND PEPPER SUB

I was given an air fryer/toaster oven for Christmas and I’m just getting used to using the “little oven”. I thought that this was a good beginner’s recipe to try in order to get used to the differences in heat and timing. I perused a bunch of sausage and pepper options, but I was intrigued with the mustard sauce and the concept of using honey to brown up the sausages. The peppers and onions seemed to shrivel rather than cook down in the air fryer. My choice would be to cut them in larger slices (1/2?) and to saute them on the stove top. The sausages; however, came out beautifully. It all came together in the bun and paired very nicely with the mustard sauce.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 2 red or green bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch-wide strips
• 1 onion, halved and sliced ¼ inch thick
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• Pepper
• 1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage (6 sausages)
• 2 teaspoons honey, warmed
• 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 4 (6-inch) Italian sub rolls, split lengthwise

Directions:

1. Toss bell peppers and onion with oil and ¼ teaspoon pepper in bowl; transfer to air-fryer basket. Place basket in air fryer, set temperature to 350 degrees, and cook for 8 minutes.
2. Brush sausages with honey. Stir peppers and onion, then arrange sausages on top, spaced evenly apart. Return basket to air fryer and cook until vegetables are tender and sausages are lightly browned and register 160 degrees, 16 to 18 minutes, flipping and rotating sausages and stirring vegetables once after 5 minutes.
3. Transfer sausages to cutting board, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Whisk mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and ¼ teaspoon pepper together in bowl. Halve sausages crosswise on bias. Divide sausages, peppers, and onion evenly among rolls and drizzle with mustard sauce. Serve.

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